So I spoke to Dave Koz about how everyone’s got the livestream shows, it’s desperate times, nobody’s making money, and I said maybe this is a time to sow seeds that needed sowing all along. Because they haven’t personally experienced a white guy threatening them or throwing them on the ground, they say, “Hey man, you’re the one who can speak on this because you’ve lived it.” And I say, “But you live in it! You’ve been living in it for 400 years and you’re telling me I know it and you don’t know it?” I play golf literally every day with these musicians and I’m amazed when this comes up. ![]() ![]() Q: What are your hopes for the song? Could it spark some change, even if just in your area of the industry?Ī: For me at 59, it’s about evergreen timeless messages and continuing to speak out and rally the musicians I know, to keep bringing it to their consciousness. A lot of white guys use Black musicians every day but are afraid to say Black Lives Matter, because it might hurt them with their base. Bob James was one of the first guys I saw on Facebook, I had to call him to thank him, because he named all these Black musicians who helped him during his career. I started talking with my good friend Dave Koz, and I started hearing myself say that musicians, the people I’ve been associated with in the “smooth jazz” world or whatever, it’s amazing to me that I have not heard more of them speak on this subject. And for me to see this again in 2020 was enough. We usually have “Talk Tuesdays” at my house, and I told my kids, “You know, you really ignited something inside of me.” Things I have lived through my whole life, in South Africa, I’m here because I ran away from that. To top it off was seeing my grandkids and my children in downtown L.A. It was something that took me back to South Africa and it really shook me. Q: Can you tell me how you came to write “Our Voices Matter”?Ī: The song came to me in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, his public lynching. We spoke with Butler from his home in Los Angeles, where he’s lived for over 25 years, about the song and the deep personal history behind it. It features Butler with a top-flight list of peers including Rick Braun, Candy Dulfer, Dave Koz, Marcus Miller, Maysa, Will Kennedy, Jeffrey Osborne, Arlington Jones, Ruslan Sirota, Antonio Sol, and Ramon Yslas. His new single, “ Our Voices Matter,” is a call for unity against racial injustice in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. We have estimated Jonathan Butler’s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.Since his rise as a teenage recording artist in South Africa, guitarist and singer/songwriter Jonathan Butler has gained a high international profile with music that crosses boundaries between pop, R&B, smooth jazz, and gospel. Jonathan Butler’s income source is mostly from being a successful. So, how much is Jonathan Butler worth at the age of 60 years of age. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2021. We will upbeen in a relationship with? Jonathan Butler’s How tall, weight, Body Size, Color of the eyes, Color of hair, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. Jonathan Butler height not available right now. Jonathan Butler How tall, Weight & MeasurementsĪt 60 years of age. ![]() He is a member of famous with the age 60 years of age./b> group. ![]() Know net worth is He in this year and how He do with money? Know how He earned most of networth at the age of 59 years of age. Find Jonathan Butler’s Bio details, How old?, How tall, Physical Stats, Romance/Affairs, Family and career upbeen in a relationship with?s. Jonathan Butler grew up on 10 October, 1961 in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa.
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