Butcher Brown

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Butcher Brown
Origin Richmond, Virginia, United States
Genres
Years active2009present
Labels Concord Jazz
MembersMarcus Tenney
Morgan Burrs
Corey Fonville
Andrew Randazzo
DJ Harrison
Website butcherbrown.com

Butcher Brown is a jazz quintet founded in 2009 [1] and based in Richmond, Virginia. Their members are Marcus Tenney (trumpet and saxophone), Morgan Burrs (guitar), Corey Fonville (percussion), Andrew Randazzo (bass), and DJ Harrison (keyboards). [2] [3] [4]

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DownBeat has characterized them as a "'70s jazz-funk fusion throwback". [4] Others describe their music as a mix of jazz, hip-hop, soul, funk, and R&B. [1] [5] National Public Radio 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." [6]

Burrs and Fonville, speaking about the band's sound and development, have cited the following as inspirations: D'Angelo, the Headhunters, the Miles Davis Second Quintet, Return to Forever, the Robert Glasper Experiment, the Roots, Spyro Gyra, and Weather Report. [7]

Butcher Brown's cover of Little Richard's "Rip It Up" was selected as the theme song of Monday Night Football in September 2020. [8]

In 2024, the band won the third annual Newlin Music Prize for their album Solar Music. [9]

Discography

They have released nine albums. [10]

TitleLabelYear
Backtracks(self-released)2013
All Purpose MusicJellowstone Records2014
Grown FolkThrash Flow2015
Live at Vagabond Gearbox Records 2017
The Healer(self-released)2017
Camden SessionGearbox Records2018
#KingButch Concord Jazz 2020
EncoreConcord Jazz2020
Butcher Brown Presents Triple TreyConcord Jazz2022
Solar MusicConcord Jazz2023

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