Butch Miles

The accomplishments of “Miles will probably be the drummer Butch Miles continue next , the future to attract worldwide attention. Krupa.” (Review of Playing with such luminaries as Monterrey Festival) , , Santa Cruz Sentinel Sammy Davis, Jr., , Mel Torme, Lena “Drummer Butch Miles was Horne, Joe Williams, Ella flamboyant and flashy but Fitzgerald, Woody Herman, impeccably precise and Clark Terry, , brilliantly swinging.” Billy Eckstein, Eddie “Lockjaw” Washington Post Davis, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Goodman, Tony “I have never seen (and I Bennett, , probably never will again) Wild Bill Davison, Zubin Mehta, anyone like the drummer, Itzak Pearlman, Michele Leeb, Butch Miles. He was beyond and others, Butch description and his solo displays the maturity of his performance brought the first experience with youthful standing ovation of the imagination and unending evening.” energy. Townsville Daily Bulletin (Australia)

As the drummer for the world-famous (1975-1979 “Miles enhances every lick. and 1997-2007), Butch quickly became renowned for his swinging big band He can bring out the best in style and techniques. He has performed at every major jazz festival in the any band and it’s world including: the Montreal Jazz Festival; North Sea Jazz Festival at the sensational to have him Hague, the Netherlands; the Montreux and Bern Jazz Festivals in back where he belongs.” Switzerland; the Berlin, Munich, Cologne and Stuttgart Jazz Festivals in New York Post Germany along with many tours throughout Europe, Australia, the Far East, the Americas and the Caribbean. “Miles enhances every lick. He can bring out the best in In 1976, Butch played a Royal Command Performance for Her Majesty the any band and it’s Queen of England, which was televised throughout all of Europe. Butch sensational to have him Miles has recorded over 100 albums and has been on four (4) Grammy back where he belongs.” winning albums, along with being nominated numerous times for the New York Post European equivalent of the Grammy. “The guy is merely the most He has appeared on “60 Minutes,” “The Tonight Show” starring Johnny exciting, talented drum find Carson, “The Merv Griffin Show,” “The Dick Cavett Show,” “the Mike since, maybe, Buddy Rich.” Douglas Show” and six times on “the Jerry Lewis Telethon.” Internationally, Mel Torme Butch has made personal appearances on radio and televisions stations throughout the world. He has also appeared in three motion pictures: Butch performed on the soundtrack of the 2003 film, The Alamo. He also travels for the Ludwig Drum Company giving clinics and concerts worldwide (Ludwig/Musser). Butch is currently a faculty member in jazz studies at Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.

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