ON STAGE AT 17.40 – THIRD ACT OF THE DAY
Jazz Fest, our summer jazz festival, will be back at Riverside on Saturday 5th July 2025!
ON STAGE AT 17.40 – THIRD ACT OF THE DAY
Butcher’s Brew is a modern jazz group that has played shows at Ronnie Scott’s, the 606 Club, Matt and Phreds and Peggy’s Skylight. Led by Ray Butcher, who is a jazz trumpeter who has played with many of the jazz greats from the UK scene. Ray has worked with Dr John, Mica Paris and recorded a solo on the song ‘God’s Great Dance Floor’ from the US chart topping and GRAMMY nominated release by Chris Tomlin ‘Burning Lights’.
He is joined by drummer Miles Levin, who studied at the Guildhall, and is the son of Tony Levin who played regularly with Tubby Hayes.
Tim Amann, pianist, who studied History at Cambridge, is a composer and leader himself and has played with Art Farmer and David Murray among others.
Bassist Mike Green has performed with Jamie Cullum and is very much in demand around the midlands and beyond.
The band plays a brilliant mix of jazz, funk, blue note & latin instrumental music.