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Aug 17, 2024 · South African guitarist and vocalist Jonathan Butler battled poverty, apartheid and addiction on his way to international jazz stardom. He recently spoke with JAZZIZ about his journey in music and his latest album, Ubuntu, recently released on Mack Avenue.
3 days ago · Though Jonathan Butler’s all-star 60th Birthday celebration was decidedly landlocked at Herb Alpert’s swanky Vibrato Grill Jazz up off Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, the vibrant, high-spirited and eminently grooving evening had all the spontaneous markings of one of the great recent perennial traditions in contemporary jazz – The Smooth ...
Aug 21, 2024 · Jonathan Butler is a man of character and he showed us that at the Dakota last week when he opened the evening, not with his own work, but with a tribute to another legendary jazz musician. Promptly at 6:30, Butler walked out onto stage along with his band and immediately played a number echoing David Sanborn’s “Maputo.”
Sep 1, 2024 · Jonathan Butler: On the History of Resistance in the U.S. In this interview, author Jonathan Butler discusses how his hope to write a screenplay turned into his debut nonfiction book, Join the Conspiracy.
Sep 3, 2024 · Jonathan Butler joins Cellares with more than 21 years of global legal experience, including 12 years in fast-paced, innovative technology and manufacturing companies. Most recently, Butler served ...
Aug 15, 2024 · Jonathan Butler is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who leads a life few can imagine. He was born in South Africa under the shadow of apartheid and raised in poverty. However, Butler became the first non-white artist to be played on South African radio and appear on national television.
Sep 3, 2024 · Delving deep into a hidden history, Jonathan Butler relates an extraordinary drama with betrayal at its heart. Deeply researched and beautifully written, this previously unknown story set in the passionate, violent politics of the 1960s, stands with Conrad's The Secret Agent.