Ray Butcher 'Butcher's Brew'

Ray Butcher is an excellent, fluent and melodic trumpet player whose extensive experience includes work with the likes of Dr John, Mica Paris, Robbie Williams, Beverly Knight, Robert Plant, Soweto Kinch and Jean Toussaint. He was the trumpet soloist on the Grammy nominated, US chart-topping album 'Burning Lights' by US Grammy winner Chris Tomlin and appeared on outtakes from the Cookie Monster iphone ad seen by 3.5M YouTube viewers! Ray's own band, The Ray Butcher Band, has made appearances on comedies “Very Important People” and “The Morgana Show” and he also had extensive coverage on BBC1's period drama “Landgirls”. Tonight Ray & his band, Alex Clarke-sax, Andrzej Baranek-piano, Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley-bass & Johnny Hunter-drums will play a tasty mix of bebop, Latin & groove originals along with favourite standards.

“Ray Butcher is a trumpeter and composer who has clocked up years of achievements...” Cross Rhythms