Butcher Brown has been added as direct support for jazz star Kamasi Washington’s national tour this fall and winter. An incredibly dynamic collective, Butcher Brown reveals jazz, funk, and hip-hop influences swirling together into an incredible groove. A recent late-night show at the Blue Note saw a line out the door of young fans, playing a sweaty packed two-hour set. Already this year, the band has played both jam band festival Lock’n and indie rock fest Otis Mountain and did a live Paste Magazine session. NPR says, "The young quartet traffics in loose, groove-based instrumentals, often laid-back and with a healthy dose of boom-boom-chick." Here they are performing “Street Pharmacy” live at the Paste studio.
Today marks the release of “Camden Square,” the first single from ‘Camden Session,’ which was recorded at Mark Ronson’s London studio.
Part of a new wave of young jazz mixing the genre with other influences, the band has been described notably as “hip-hop Mahavishnu.” Multi-instrumentalist Devonne Harris aka DJ Harrison played keys and synths on Jack White’s latest album “Boarding House Reach” and took part in his third collaborative Playlist Retreat, headed by DJ Jazzy Jeff. A percussion prodigy turned international jazz sideman, drummer Corey Fonville’s national performance career began when he was just 14, with a 2005 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. The group also features trumpeter and saxophone player Marcus Tenney; wunderkind guitarist Morgan Burrs; bassist Andrew Randazzo.
BUTCHER BROWN TOUR DATES
September 14 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
September 15 – Charlottesville, VA – Belmont Park
October 4 – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater (w/ Turkuaz)
October 5 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom (w/ Turkuaz)
October 6 – Saratoga Springs, NY - Putnam Place (w/ Turkuaz)
October 11 – Chattanooga, TN – Songbirds (w/ Turkuaz)
October 14 – Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger (w/ Turkuaz)
October 17 – Northampton, MA – Pearl Street Nightclub (w/ Turkuaz)
October 18 – Providence, RI – Fete Music Hall (w/ Turkuaz)
October 24 – Greenville, SC – The Firmament (w/ Turkuaz)
October 25 – Nashville, TN – EXIT/IN (w/ Turkuaz)
October 26 – Covington, KY – Madison Theater (w/ Turkuaz)
November 1 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace (w/ Kamasi Washington)
November 2 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee (w/ Kamasi Washington)
November 3 – Chicago, IL – The Riv (w/ Kamasi Washington)
November 5 – Toronto, ONT – Sony Centre (w/ Kamasi Washington)
November 7 – Portland, ME – The State Theatre (w/ Kamasi Washington)
November 8 – Boston, MA – The Royale (w/ Kamasi Washington)
November 9 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory (w/ Kamasi Washington)
November 10 – Washington, D.C. – Lincoln (w/ Kamasi Washington)
November 11 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel (w/ Kamasi Washington)
November 14 – Richmond, VA – The National (w/ Kamasi Washington)
November 15 – Raleigh, NC – Ritz (w/ Kamasi Washington)
November 16 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works (w/ Kamasi Washington)
November 17 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre (w/ Kamasi Washington)
