JONATHAN BUTLER’S OH HOLY NIGHT with special guest GRACE KELLY

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Doors and Dinner: 6:30 p.m. | Show: 7:30 p.m.
$10 minimum Food and Beverage for all reserved seating.

JONATHAN BUTLER

• Genre: R&B, Pop Jazz Fusion, Gospel
• Artist Website: jonathanbutler.com
• Facebook: Click Here | Instagram: jonathankennethbutler

Jonathan Butler is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who leads a life few can imagine. Born in South Africa under the shadow of apartheid and raised in poverty, Butler was the first non-white artist to be played on South African radio and appear on national television. Though his musical abilities would take him away from the world he grew up in, Jonathan would neither forget the plight of his fellow South Africans, nor the man that led them to freedom. It is for this reason Nelson Mandela credits Butler’s music as having inspired him during his imprisonment. In more ways than one, Jonathan Butler is representative of South Africa.

Jonathan’s story begins at a very young age when his father presented him with a homemade one-string guitar. Little did his father realize that he was giving way to a musical phenomenon. From then on, Jonathan’s musical gifts grew by leaps and bounds. In his early teens Butler won a local talent contest, affording him the opportunity to perform with a touring musical company throughout South Africa. On occasion he would perform at lavish concert halls for whites only, where he would not be allowed to use the bathroom, and the very next night he would perform in a dilapidated local township. Ultimately, his ticket to a new life was music.

At thirteen, Jonathan’s talents caught the eyes and ears of the British record producer Clive Caulder. He was signed to Caulder’s Jive Records and the rest is history. Jonathan’s first single broke down racial barriers becoming the first song by a black artist played by white radio stations in South Africa and won the South African equivalent to a Grammy®.

His commitment to his craft came to fruition with his self-titled debut album, which received a Grammy® nomination for the pop hit “Lies.” An instrumental “Going Home” earned him another Grammy® nomination and the mid-tempo ballad “Sarah, Sarah” confirmed Butler’s place in popular music.

However, to Jonathan Butler, success is measured on a higher plane.

A religious and spiritual man, Butler dedicates his life to being a devoted father and grandfather, and a caring citizen to his homeland, South Africa.

And in spite of all the hardships, Jonathan Butler has an air of playfulness and quiet resilience that is easily visible in his passionate performances.

GRACE KELLY

• Genre: R&B, Pop Jazz Fusion, Gospel
• Artist Website: gracekellymusic.com
• Facebook: Click Here

An unequivocal musical prodigy, singer-saxophonist-songwriter-composer, and bandleader
Grace Kelly has rocked the jazz world with sold-out concerts, 13 acclaimed albums, and a
resume that includes performing at Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009, as a featured soloist
with the Boston Pops Orchestra and as part of the house band for “The Late Show with Stephen
Colbert” – all before reaching her mid-twenties.

Kelly is a saxophonist of prodigious talent. She was named nine times consecutively in the
Annual Downbeat Magazines Critics Poll “Rising Star Alto Saxophone” from the age of
seventeen, making her the youngest sax player ever named to the poll and winning the Critics
Poll in 2016. Kelly is also a skilled songwriter and was named the winner of “Song of the Year”
for her single “Feels Like Home” in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. She has won multiple
ASCAP Composer Awards, Boston Music Awards, and International Songwriting Awards.

Featured by Vanity Fair as a millennial shaking up the jazz world, Grace’s state-of-the-art brand
of electro jazz-pop and inventive digital content push her to the forefront of the fusion scene,
alongside names like Jon Batiste, Jacob Collier, Esperanza Spalding, and Too Many Zooz.
Grace’s latest album was inspired by the words of incredible women who embody great courage
and resilience, including Maya Angelou’s “And Still I Rise,” a poem that ignited much musical
inspiration. The result of this album is a deeply personal collection of songs with anthemic beats,
upbeat grooves, and soulful melodies and lyrics. Grace created this album to help people
connect to their inner strength and voice and find the courageous hero within themselves.

Aside from thrilling audiences in concert, Grace’s stardom reaches the acclaim of her audiences
online. The millennial artist has developed a new paradigm to exhibit her remarkable talent and
unparalleled showmanship with the masses, curating an immersive user experience for her fans
across multiple social media platforms. Grace’s dedication to posting engaging content and
offering insight into her daily life has deepened her brand, bringing thousands upon thousands
of eager fans into her world and gaining millions of views online, allowing the artist to bridge the
gap between virtuosic musician and cultural phenomenon.