Biography:

Theodore “Ted” Butterman ( January 26 , 1935 – August 31, 2022 ^[1] ) was an American jazz musician ( trumpet , also cornet , guitar ) from Dixieland .

Life and work

Butterman was active in the Chicago swing and Dixieland scene for more than half a century. In the late 1950s, Ted made a strong impression on the San Francisco Bay Area jazz revival scene . performed with Frank “Big Boy” Goudie , Pete Allen, Dick Oxtot and Don Marchant (“Bugle Call Rag”). ^In 1958 the first recordings were made with The River Boat Five for Mercury Records (“From Natchez to Mobile”/”Ma! They’re Comin’ Down the Street”). In 1961 he performed with Little Brother Montgomery ( South Side Blues , Riverside); from the early 1960s he headed the Ted Butterman Gold Coast Jazz Band . ^[3] During this period, Butterman and his band often played at the now-defunct folk music club Gate of Horn on Dearborn Street in Chicago, and also toured with comedian Phyllis Diller . ^[1]

The Neo-Passé Swing Quintet led by Butterman from 1966 led him to switch to guitar and accept a long residency at The Village Tavern in Long Grove Township, Illinois. From 1982 he was best known as the leader of the Chicago Cubs Dixieland jazz band, with whom he performed at Chicago Cubs baseball games . ^[1] In the field of jazz, he was involved in 13 recording sessions between 1958 and 2001, according to Tom Lord . ^[4] He performed with his Butterman Cubs Dixieland Band through the mid-2010son, most recently with clarinetist Eric Schneider, Rob Curtis, banjo, Tom Barrett, trombone and Steve Hart on tuba. ^[5]

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