The Andrew Butt Trio: Peregion Nardis Miles Davis This work was originally written by Miles Davis for Cannonball Adderley’s album Portrait of Cannonball. In July 1958, the composition was recorded with Bill Evans on piano. While Davis was not very satisfied with the recording, he said that from then on, Evans was the only one to play it in the way he wanted. The piece would come to be associated with Evans's future trios, which played it frequently and has since emerged as a jazz standard. Le Baiser Salé Andrew Butt & Leo McFadden This piece is dedicated to one of the most well-known Parisian jazz clubs La Baiser Salé where Andrew performed early in 2020. The club is located in central Paris in a small street that features a number of the leading French jazz clubs including Sunset/Sunside and Duc des Lombards. Peregian Andrew Butt This work was composed in reaction to the beach and small coastal town of Peregian on the Sunshine Coast. The programmatic piece is representative of moving through the fauna of the coastal fringe of the area onto the open beach and includes field recordings taken from the area. Sing Song’s Song This ballad was written for the composer’s wife and life partner in 2019.
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Here & Now Andrew Butt This work is representative of the past, present and future and is based on a simple theme presented in a variety of compositional styles including fugue, modal, avant-garde and post-bop. Jazz Socks Andrew Butt Jazz Socks was written after the composer undertook minor surgery in 2018. It represents the process of being immersed in a journey of consciousness and unconscious in an unfamiliar environment . Described by ABC Jazz as a stalwart of the Australian music scene “Andrew Butt Trio +” emerges out of the COVID fog to perform a mix of originals and eclectic standards from their soon-to-be recorded release, “Peregian”. In early 2020 Andrew performed to full houses in Paris, Budapest & Prague and in this performance returns to the Queensland Conservatorium – Griffith University with some of Queensland’s most innovative and creative musicians. This group is regularly featured on national and international radio and at major venues and festivals including the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, Le Baiser Salé Paris and the Brisbane International Jazz Festival. Featuring: Andrew Butt – saxophones / laptop, Kellee Green - piano, Toby Wren – guitar, Aaron Jansz – drums, Nick Quigley – bass. Andrew is a Brisbane based performer, composer and educator who has been active in the Queensland and Australian music industry over the last 30 years. Recently he has been prominent on Queensland’s jazz scene, winning the Queensland Music Awards’ best jazz work category and being shortlisted as a finalist on multiple occasions. Other accolades include a Churchill Fellowship and performing as a jazz soloist with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.