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Henry Butler New Orleans Louisiana U.S. September 21 1949 – July 2 2018 Was An American Jazz And Blues Pianist. He Was Known For His Technique And His Ability To Play In Many Styles Of Music. In 1987 New York Times Music Critic Jon Pareles Wrote That Butler "revels In Fluency And Facility Splashing Chords All Over The Keyboard And Streaking Through Solos With Machine-Gun Articulation. In 1998 Chicago Tribune Arts Critic Howard Reich Described Butler As "an Enormous Intellect Matched By Unusual Physical Strength." Referred To By Dr. John As "the Pride Of New Orleans " Butler Was His Generation's Representative In The Crescent City's Lineage Of Piano Players Such As Professor Longhair James Booker Tuts Washington And Jelly Roll Morton. Butler Recorded For Several Record Labels Including Impulse Windham Hill And Basin Street Records. Butler Was Blinded By Glaucoma In Infancy. His Musical Training Began At The Louisiana State School For The Blind Where He Learned To Play Valve Trombone Baritone Horn And Drums Before Focusing His Talents On Singing And Piano. Butler Was Mentored At Southern University In Baton Rouge Louisiana By Clarinetist And Educator Alvin Batiste. Butler Later Earned A Master's Degree In Music At Michigan State University In 1974 And Received The MSU Distinguished Alumni Award In 2009. In August 2005 Hurricane Katrina Devastated Butler's Home In The Gentilly Section Of New Orleans. His 1925 Vintage Mason & Hamlin Piano Was Wrecked By Flood Waters That Rose To Nearly Eight Feet Inside His House. In The Wake Of Katrina's Damage Butler Left New Orleans And Briefly Relocated To Colorado Living First In Boulder And Then Denver. He Later Spoke Of That Colorado Period As "a Trying Exile." In 2009 Butler Relocated Again To New York City. Butler Pursued Photography As A Hobby Since 1984 As An Outgrowth Of Attending Art Exhibits In Los Angeles And Asking Friends To Describe Featured Works. His Methods And Photos Were Featured In An HBO2 Documentary Dark Light The Art Of Blind Photographers That Aired In 2010. Butler's Photographs Were Also Shown In Galleries In New Orleans. Butler Died Of End-Stage Cancer In New York City On July 2 2018 At The Age Of 68. Discography Fivin' Around 1986 The Village 1988 Orleans Inspiration 1990 Blues & More 1992 For All Seasons 1996 Blues After Sunset 1998 The Game Has Just Begun 2002 Homeland 2004 PiaNOLA Live 2008 With James Carter In Carterian Fashion Atlantic 1998 With Corey Harris Vu-Du Menz Alligator Records 2000 With Steven Bernstein Viper's Drag 2014 Impulse
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Henry Butler New Orleans Louisiana U.S. September 21 1949 – July 2 2018 Was An American Jazz And Blues Pianist. He Was Known For His Technique And His Ability To Play In Many Styles Of Music. In 1987 New York Times Music Critic Jon Pareles Wrote That Butler "revels In Fluency And Facility Splashing Chords All Over The Keyboard And Streaking Through Solos With Machine-Gun Articulation. In 1998 Chicago Tribune Arts Critic Howard Reich Described Butler As "an Enormous Intellect Matched By Unusual Physical Strength." Referred To By Dr. John As "the Pride Of New Orleans " Butler Was His Generation's Representative In The Crescent City's Lineage Of Piano Players Such As Professor Longhair James Booker Tuts Washington And Jelly Roll Morton. Butler Recorded For Several Record Labels Including Impulse Windham Hill And Basin Street Records. Butler Was Blinded By Glaucoma In Infancy. His Musical Training Began At The Louisiana State School For The Blind Where He Learned To Play Valve Trombone Baritone Horn And Drums Before Focusing His Talents On Singing And Piano. Butler Was Mentored At Southern University In Baton Rouge Louisiana By Clarinetist And Educator Alvin Batiste. Butler Later Earned A Master's Degree In Music At Michigan State University In 1974 And Received The MSU Distinguished Alumni Award In 2009. In August 2005 Hurricane Katrina Devastated Butler's Home In The Gentilly Section Of New Orleans. His 1925 Vintage Mason & Hamlin Piano Was Wrecked By Flood Waters That Rose To Nearly Eight Feet Inside His House. In The Wake Of Katrina's Damage Butler Left New Orleans And Briefly Relocated To Colorado Living First In Boulder And Then Denver. He Later Spoke Of That Colorado Period As "a Trying Exile." In 2009 Butler Relocated Again To New York City. Butler Pursued Photography As A Hobby Since 1984 As An Outgrowth Of Attending Art Exhibits In Los Angeles And Asking Friends To Describe Featured Works. His Methods And Photos Were Featured In An HBO2 Documentary Dark Light The Art Of Blind Photographers That Aired In 2010. Butler's Photographs Were Also Shown In Galleries In New Orleans. Butler Died Of End-Stage Cancer In New York City On July 2 2018 At The Age Of 68. Discography Fivin' Around 1986 The Village 1988 Orleans Inspiration 1990 Blues & More 1992 For All Seasons 1996 Blues After Sunset 1998 The Game Has Just Begun 2002 Homeland 2004 PiaNOLA Live 2008 With James Carter In Carterian Fashion Atlantic 1998 With Corey Harris Vu-Du Menz Alligator Records 2000 With Steven Bernstein Viper's Drag 2014 Impulse
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