Join Keith Butler Jr. & seysew at An die Musik Live for a show celebrating the release of their album "King of Tobaccoville" featuring special guest Brandon Woody!

Keith Butler Jr., drums/composition/lyrics
Brandon Woody, trumpet
Drew Kid, piano
Steve Arnold, bass
Jaquay Smith, vocals

Keith Butler Jr. is a Washington, DC based multidisciplinary artist. He completed his MFA in Music Composition at Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2022 with a focus in lyrical piano music and modern art song. As a drummer he works regularly with the area’s top musicians and bands such as Grant Langford. Stephen Arnold & Sea Change, FIASCO, Abe Mamet, Colin Chambers, B?held, Carolyn Malachi, Alex Hamburger, Dokun Oke, Zoë Jorgenson, and Amy K. Bormet. He leads his own group, seysew, and is a Little City Concerts 2024-25 commissioned artist. keithbutlermusic.com

seysew ("say so") was formed by Keith Butler Jr. around 2023. After completing his MFA in composition at Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2022, Keith thought to expand his compositional framework from the trio format to a larger group with voice and lyrics. seysew is an exploration of that group, as well as friendship, family and community.

King of Tobaccoville, Keith's first album with seysew is the studio version of a commissioned piece entitled Rest/Imagine: Themes for a Bloodline. In 2024 Keith was commissioned by Little City Concerts of Falls Church, VA to complete and perform a new work. The new work focused on themes of literacy, coming of age in the south, ancestry, creative freedom, and the power of the Black imagination. King of Tobaccoville will be released in May 2026 and features Keith on drums, Alex Hamburger on flute, Steve Arnold on bass, Drew Kid on piano, and Francisco Quintero on guitar.

In-person seats: $20 / $10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming passes: $15
The link will remain active through May 30

Donations welcomed!