Butcher Brown is a jazz quintet founded in 2009 and based in

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. Their members are Marcus Tenney (trumpet and saxophone), Morgan Burrs (guitar), Corey Fonville (percussion), Andrew Randazzo (bass), and DJ Harrison (keyboards).

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has characterized them as a "'70s jazz-funk fusion throwback". Others describe their music as a mix of jazz, hip-hop, soul, funk, and R&B.

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says that "they scoff at the limitations of adjacent genres with the expertise of master musicians who've played together so long that they flow from one vibe to the next without missing a beat." Burrs and Fonville, speaking about the band's sound and development, have cited the following as inspirations:

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, the Headhunters, the Miles Davis Second Quintet,

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, the Robert Glasper Experiment,

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, Spyro Gyra, and

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. Butcher Brown's cover of

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's " Rip It Up" was selected as the theme song of

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in September 2020. In 2024, the band won the third annual Newlin Music Prize for their album ''Solar Music''.

Discography

They have released ten albums. {, class="wikitable" , + !Title !Label !Year , - , ''Backtracks'' , (self-released) , 2013 , - , ''All Purpose Music'' , Jellowstone Records , 2014 , - , ''Grown Folk'' , Thrash Flow , 2015 , - , ''Live at Vagabond'' , Gearbox Records , rowspan="2" , 2017 , - , ''The Healer'' , (self-released) , - , ''Camden Session'' , Gearbox Records , rowspan="2" , 2018 , - , ''AfroKuti: A Tribute To Fela'' , (self-released) , - , ''#KingButch'' ,

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, rowspan="2" , 2020 , - , ''Encore'' , Concord Jazz , - , ''Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey'' , Concord Jazz , 2022 , - , ''Solar Music''{{Cite web , last=Myer , first=Eddie , title=Butcher Brown: Solar Music , url=https://www.jazzwise.com/review/butcher-brown-solar-music , access-date=2025-01-24 , website=Jazzwise , language=en , Concord Jazz , 2023 , - , ''Letters From The Atlantic'' , Concord Jazz , 2025

References

External links

Official web site
American jazz fusion ensembles Jazz ensembles from Virginia 2009 establishments in Virginia Musical groups established in 2009 American musical quintets