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Henry Butler (born September 21, 1949, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American jazz pianist. ==Biography== He is known for his technique and his ability to play in many styles of music. In 1987, ''The New York Times'' music critic, Jon Pareles, wrote that Butler "revels in fluency and facility, splashing chords all over the keyboard and streaking through solos with machine-gun articulation.〔(Jazz: Henry Butler ). The New York Times, July 30, 1987.〕 In 1998, the ''Chicago Tribune'' arts critic, Howard Reich, described Butler as "an enormous intellect matched by unusual physical strength."〔(Henry Butler Nearly Peerless at the Piano ). Chicago Tribune, September 27, 1998.〕 Referred to by Dr. John as "the pride of New Orleans," Butler is his generation's representative in the Crescent City's lineage of piano players such as Professor Longhair, James Booker, Tuts Washington, and Jelly Roll Morton. Butler has recorded for several record labels, including Impulse, Windham Hill, and Basin Street Records. Butler was blinded by glaucoma in infancy.〔(Spartan Saga: Henry Butler ). Michigan State Alumni Magazine, December 19, 2011.〕 His musical training began at the Louisiana State School for the Blind, where he learned to play valve trombone, baritone horn and drums before focusing his talents on singing and piano. Butler was mentored at Southern University, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by clarinettist and educator Alvin Batiste.〔(At Jazz Standard, New Orleans's Loss is New York's Gain ). The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2011.〕 Butler later earned a master's degree in music at Michigan State University in 1974, and received the MSU Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009. In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated Butler's home in the Gentilly section of New Orleans. His 1925 vintage Mason & Hamlin piano was wrecked by flood waters that rose to nearly eight feet inside his house.〔 (His Piano Destroyed in Hurricane Katrina, Blind Pianist Henry Butler in Trenton to 'Uplift' ). The Trentonian, February 28, 2008.〕 In the wake of Katrina's damage, Butler left New Orleans and briefly relocated to Colorado, living first in Boulder and then Denver. He later spoke of that Colorado period as "a trying exile."〔 (At Jazz Standard, New Orleans's Loss is New York's Gain ). The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2011.〕 In 2009, Butler relocated again to New York City. Butler has pursued photography as a hobby since 1984, as an outgrowth of attending art exhibits in Los Angeles and asking friends to describe featured works.〔(Blind Blues Pianist Henry Butler Doubles as Photo Artist ). Brett Martel, The Associated Press, as published in the Indiana Daily Student, May 16, 2005.〕 His methods and photos were featured in an HBO2 documentary, ''Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers'', that aired in 2010.〔(Henry Butler Profiled in Documentary About Blind Photographers ). New Orleans Times-Picayune, November 16, 2010.〕 Butler's photographs also have been shown in galleries in New Orleans. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Butler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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