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Harry "Butch" Reed

Harry a.k.a Butch started playing drums at a very early age educated at the Settlement Music School, and through private instruction with Carl Mottola and Skeets Marsh.

He has toured with several well known musicians including John Blake, The Onus, The Andrew Neu Group and The Electric Mingus Project. He has also been a member of the Philadelphia Clef Club Jazz Big Band and the Don Wilson Big Band.

His percussion skills have been showcased at The Berks Jazz Festival, Trenton Jazz Festival, Lancaster, Lebanon and Bethlehem Pa Jazz Festivals performing with jazz notables Larry McKenna, John Swana, Tony Micelli, Gerald Veasley, and many others.

Butch has been a member of various performing groups including Soul Fuego, Lynn Riley & The World Mix, Electric Mingus Project, Andrew Neu Group and presently Manifest III. He can be heard on the recording projects of Mike Boone, Gerald Veasley, Shawn Qaissaunce, Pearl Williams, The Onus, and Electric Mingus Project. You can also find him on stage providing the foundation for many vocalist like Rosella Clemmons Washington, Ella Ghant, Barbara Mills, Pearl Williams and Sharon Sable to name a few.

When he isn’t performing you can find him teaching at The Maplewood Music Studio or George School. He also gives private lessons to future percussionist.

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Album Review

Harry "Butch" Reed: 1st Time

Read "1st Time" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


The attributes of exceptional drummers include superb timing, sensitive touch and self-expression of which Harry “Butch" Reed displays on his auspicious debut 1st Time . The Philadelphia-based player is a prime example of a talented musician that's worked to hone his craft over time. In a satisfying program that includes straight-ahead jazz delivered by Reed and equally impressive band members the music yields a wealth of enjoyment. It is one thing to have technique but quite another ...

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Butch Reed Group In Cheltenham Wed. Oct. 1st!

Butch Reed Group In Cheltenham Wed. Oct. 1st!

Source: Jim Miller

Jazz Bridge First Wednesday Neighborhood Concert Series in Cheltenham presents drummer Harry Butch Reed and his group at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Road, on Wednesday, October 1st. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and show time is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. “Butch Reed is a prime example of a talented musician who’s worked to hone his craft over time, and has all the attributes of an exceptional drummer," wrote musicologist Mark F. ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Head To The Sky

Ru Ba Groov Records
2022

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Head To The Sky

Ru Ba Groov Records
2022

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1st Time

Self Produced
2014

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Mercy Mercy Mercy

From: Head To The Sky
By Harry "Butch" Reed

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