Henry Butler

Henry Butler (born September 21, 1949, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American jazz pianist.

He is known for his technique and his ability to play in many styles of music. 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.

Blinded by glaucoma since birth, Butler has not stopped pursuing photography as a hobby; some of his photographs have been shown in galleries in New Orleans. He is a 1974 graduate of Michigan State University and received the MSU Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009.

Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Butler left New Orleans and relocated to Colorado. He now resides in New York as of September 2009.

Discography

 * Fivin' Around (1986)
 * The Village (1988)
 * Orleans Inspiration (1990)
 * Blues & More (1992)
 * For All Seasons (1996)
 * Blues After Sunset (1998)
 * The Game Has Just Begun (2002)
 * Homeland (2004)