Brian Butler Music

About Brian Butler Music

Brian Butler Music is a specialized music service based in Trumbull, Connecticut. We are dedicated to providing only the highest quality music for corporate events, benefits, weddings and other personal celebrations. Our musicians are made up of experienced professionals who can provide songs in genres ranging from the standard jazz to classic R&B.

Our musicians perform for many corporate functions, private parties and wedding celebrations, limiting the opportunities to see and hear them live. If you are interested in booking a specific musician or group, we can assist in providing you with the appropriate contact and public venue information so that you will be able to stop by and listen.

Because each event is unique, we provide combinations of musicians to match the acoustics of the room, the number of guests attending the event, and the mood of the evening. Depending on whether you want a background guitar trio for dinner, an elegant saxophone quartet for some dancing, or a vocalist leading a quintet, we can offer any of the following combinations of musicians:

• Soloists: piano or guitar
• Piano/bass duo
• Guitar/bass duo
• Guitar/percussion duo
• Trios may consist of piano, sax or guitar with bass and drums
• Quartet consisting of a trio with saxophone or trumpet; trio or quartet with female or male vocalist
• DJ services

We will coordinate with you to achieve the most appropriate sounding band for your function, whether it be for corporate functions/holiday parties; clubs, private restaurant engagements or cocktail hours. We provide entertainment for wedding celebrations, both for the ceremony as well as the reception in a non-traditional format, leaving the expected formalities aside and focusing on providing the best musical atmosphere for your occasion.

In order to determine the appropriate ensemble for your event, some of the following factor should be considered: What kind of event are you planning; Will the music be background or the focal point of the event; Room size and number of guests; Budget.

Once you know how you wish to proceed, or even if you are still unsure, we will be more than happy to assist you in determining the best options for your individual needs. Please feel free to submit the attached Entertainment Inquiry Form so that we may obtain a clear understanding of your specific needs so that we may best serve you.

Brian Butler

My interest in music was sparked at a very early age. My mother was a wonderful musician who taught and played piano. My father plays most brass & woodwind instruments and continues to actively play gigs.

Formal training began in 1964 when I started private drum study at Peter F. D’Addario’s Music Studio with Harry Ashmore. In 1970, I played my first professional gig on New Year’s Eve. I continued to play with my father’s band, The Bobby Butler Quartet. During this time period my brother Barry and I started the Butler Brothers Band covering Beatles, Rolling Stones, Marshall Tucker, Allman Brothers and many others. My brother, who plays guitar, mandolin, and fiddle, is an accomplished player in his own rite.

In the late 1970’s, I joined White Onyx, a band specializing in weddings, and from there, made the transition to other wedding projects including Relation, The Pizazz Band and the Nightbreeze Band.

Having a love for jazz, I formed both the Brian Butler Quartet and the Brian Butler Band, covering traditional jazz standards playing throughout the tri-state area.

This approach was taught to me by my grandmother, a professional musician and teacher, who opened the Marge Hull School of Music. Taking her advice, I have surrounded myself with accomplished players and have been able to tap into a wonderful resource of professional musicians. I continue to play numerous society gigs, weddings, night clubs and jazz venues.

Brian Butler Jazz Band Bios:

Joe Cutrone attended Berklee College of Music and studied with Linc Chamberlain, Dave Liebman and George Garzone among others. Joe has played many venues of music throughout his 30 year plus career, including local gigs as well as cross country touring. Currently Joe plays locally with several jazz and popular bands, and teaches privately as well.

Jim’s musical journey started on the professional level in the sixties in San Francisco where he began touring & recording for the Jazz Crusade label. There were many gigs and recording’s at this time with many revivalists from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Through-out the seventies Jim toured the United States with the Billy Fellows Band, Carol Fredette, and Tom Everet. In the eighties Jim found himself drawn to New Orleans Jazz where he played festivals in Europe and the United States. The majority of the nineties was spent in the New York area working with the Concrete Country Swing Band. Mostly self taught, Jim studied with a wonderful classical teacher Sal Maccia, and Jeff Fuller, a tremendously accomplished player and teacher. To these two gentlemen Jim is greatly indebted. Now back in Fairfield County, he works as a bassist on call for a number of groups.

John has been playing guitar for almost 20 years. A music major in college, he later studied with some of the finest musicians in the jazz community (musicians such as Sal Salvador, Mark Elf, Jack Wilkins, and Walt Weiskopf.) In addition to playing with the Brian Butler Quartet, John also performs with his own trio, plays solo gigs, and teaches privately.