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Mopomoso

London The Vortex, United Kingdom

21|12|2025 – 15|02|2026

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Company 2025 (For Derek Bailey)

London Cafe Oto, United Kingdom

15|12|2025 – 16|12|2025

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For Derek Bailey

14|12|2025 – 17|12|2025

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Hundred Years Gallery

London Hundred Years Gallery, United Kingdom

13|12|2025 – 15|02|2026

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Autumn Fire

Reading Rising Sun Arts Centre, United Kingdom

21|11|2025

Issue 488

Issue 475

Trost release Joe McPhee and John Butcher’s first ever sax summit in the West Texas desert

21|01|2019

The Wire’s February cover star met the UK saxophonist for a special one-off at James Magee’s monumental artwork The Hill

John Butcher essay published in French

11|12|2012

Attention French readers! An essay by John Butcher has been translated and published as a short fanzine. The essay, titled "Freedom And Sound –...

Issue 344

New Improv label launches with Matthew Shipp and John Butcher release

27|09|2012

A new label for improvised music has been launched, called Fataka. The first two releases on the label are Cinema , a recording of John...

Listen: John Butcher's Trace album

September 2012

Stream the improvising saxophonist's entire Trace album, originally released on cassette by the Tapeworm label. Butcher is the subject of The Wire 344 Invisible Jukebox, tested by Clive Bell.

The Ex celebrate 33.3rd birthday with Stewart Lee, John Butcher, Brass Unbound

13|09|2012

Dutch group The Ex are celebrating their 33.3rd birthday with a three night series at Cafe Oto at the end of November. Stewart Lee and Steve...

Links: John Butcher's Portal

September 2012

Browse the improvising sax player's top picks of the web. John Butcher is the subject of The Wire 344's Invisible Jukebox, tested by Clive Bell.

John Butcher appeals for photos

30|01|2012

John Butcher is looking for photos of himself performing with drummer Mark Sanders at Freedom Of The City Festival in 2010. The photos are to be...

John Butcher receives PHF Award

07|11|2011

John Butcher has been announced as a recipient of the 2011 Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award, receiving £45,000 over the next three years. The award...

Faster Than Sound: Christian Marclay & Roly Porter performance primers

September 2011

Two Faster Than Sound events take place at Snape Maltings in Suffolk this month, featuring The Wire 332 cover artist Christian Marclay with Steve Beresford, John Butcher, Mark Sanders, Alan Tomlinson and Suffolk Phoenix Brass on 1 October (4pm, £12), followed by Roly Porter (of Vex'd), Cynthia Millar and Rod Maclachlan on 29 October (6:30pm, £10).