Jazz Articles about Damani Butler

Billie Davies: Whadeva (Live at Dangerous Art Studios February 13, 2020)

by Geno Thackara
August 15, 2020

When you think of the music of jny: New Orleans, chances are you're not imagining anything like Whadeva--semi-avant-garde improvisation with light electronics is hardly the first association that comes to anyone's mind. Nonetheless the Big Easy's personality is still clear through this freewheeling EP, which was knocked out in a Ninth Ward studio in one free-spirited day. The trio of players are all based in the city, if not lifelong natives, and they like to channel its spirit of celebration ...