Enjoy the music of Charlie Brown’s Christmas with the Claire Butler Trio and singers from Montessori School of Calgary. Includes favourites “Linus and Lucy” and “Christmas Time is Here”. Claire Butler piano, Kodi Hutchinson bass and Jim Johnston drums.
Claire Butler on piano is from the North-East of England and studied at the Royal College of Music UK. Claire has enjoyed a career as a professional pianist and violinist in England, Greece and Bermuda. Since moving to Calgary, Claire has enjoyed a varied career working as performer, educator and director. Currently, Claire is music specialist at Montessori School of Calgary, has a private teaching studio, gives workshops on early childhood music education and enjoys freelance performing.
Kodi Hutchinson is one of the most active musicians in Western Canada and a man who wears many hats. As well as running his own musical group the Hutchinson Andrew Trio, CKUA radio show “A Time For Jazz”, and boutique record label Chronograph Records, Kodi is a sought-after sideman on both double bass and electric bass. He currently serves as the Artistic Director for JazzYYC in Calgary, Canada, producing multiple yearly jazz festivals and is also the founder and Executive Director of the Canadian National Jazz Orchestra and the Canadian Online Jazz Festival (COJAZZ).
Drummer Jim Johnston is one of Alberta’s sought after musicians. His education from Humber College’s performance program, studying with some of the world’s premier jazz musicians at the Banff Centre and privately with drummers of all genres across North America allows him the opportunity to relish in a diverse performance life. Jim can be spotted performing regularly with the likes of the Calgary Jazz Orchestra, Theatre Calgary, The Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show, Tim Tamashiro, Revv52, and Joanna Borromeo in addition to keeping a busy teaching schedule as well as operating his own music school/cafe Cornerstone Music Cafe.