Artist description Songwriter Bett Butler owes her phrasing to Billie Holiday and her attitude to blues woman Bessie Smith, but her piano style is uniquely her own.

Music Style Jazz, Blues, R&B, pop

Musical Influences Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Etta James

Similar Artists Diana Krall, Rickie Lee Jones, Marcia Ball

Instruments piano

Albums Short Stories

Press Reviews "Butler knows how to take her time within and between phrases, letting her piano and her band lock the beat down while her voice relaxes around a note...These stories may be short, but the music is all about stretching out." -- Jonathan Marcus, The Current "Bett's lyrics are optimism in the face of adversity, strength in the face of tragedy, sometimes humorous, sometimes touching, always elegant, never superfluous." -- Hannah Castellaw, WomanSpace

Location San Antonio, TX - USA

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