Henry Butler Visits The Hang

Last Thursday, November 11th we had a very special visit from New Orleans blues/jazz/soul pianist Henry Butler. An eight-time W.C. Handy “Best Blues Instrumentalist – Piano” award nominee, Henry Butler knows no limitations. Although blinded by glaucoma since birth, Butler is also a world class photographer with his work displayed at exhibitions throughout the United States.

It was a real treat to invite this incredibly talented pianist on stage to tear up Josh’s Rhodes – and tear it up he did (musically speaking of course)

Jeremy and Evan accompanied him through a couple of really swinging and grooving tunes.  If you were there that evening you know that LUCID was totally hoping! Henry played the last 2 tunes of the night and you wouldn’t have thought it was the peak time of the night with all the cats yelling and carrying on. It was one of those very special Hang moments. For those of you who weren’t able to make it we have a special treat for you because we recorded the songs he played and we’re featuring them here on our blog.

Enjoy these live recordings of Henry Butler at The Hang at LUCID and we’ll see you on Thursday for more special moments like this!

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