Jonathan Butler

The Buffalo State Performing Art Center presents jazz great Jonathan Butler. The youngest of 11 children, Butler was raised amidst Apartheid in Cape Town, South Africa, but his amazing talents afforded him the opportunity to prosper nonetheless. After releasing his first album at age 12, Butler was awarded the South African “Grammy” for Best New Artist. At 13, he made history by becoming the first Black artist played on white South African radio while earning three gold records (“I Love How You Love Me” went gold and “Please Stay” went double gold). More than a decade later, Butler moved to London and released his first album internationally, which went gold. He received Grammy® Award nominations for Best R&B Song for his R&B-pop vocal hit “Lies” and for Best Jazz Song for the instrumental “Going Home.” His genre-busting music earned songwriter’s awards and received abundant airplay in multiple radio formats. Butler’s long-awaited record, Ubuntu, produced by Marcus Miller, was released in March 2023. Today, Butler remains a musical icon in South Africa and around the world.

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