Stephen "Mr. X" Buttree

Saxophone/Vocals/Keyboards/Computer Geek

Stephen has over twenty years of playing the saxophone. He has studied under Michele Gingras, James Olcott, and Gary Speck. Growing up in Ohio, Stephen was known throughout the state by his peers and educators as one of the most prolific saxophonists around at a very young age. As the principle saxophonist for every group to which he has belonged as well as a jovial presence on stage, Stephen has delighted his listeners for many years. Many people may remember Stephen from his days of touring nationally with the band, Halias. He is currently a founding member of an exciting duo called The Passage Project. Aside from performance, Stephen is an accomplished composer and conductor. His picture graces the halls of The Aronoff Center in Cincinnati, Ohio as one of the conductors for Miami University's Marching Band alongside the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the President's Own Brass Choir. He has shared the stage with The New Deal, The Join,, The Benevento/Russo Duo and many others. In addition, he has recorded with icons such as John Medeski, Tony Levin, Pete Levin and Jerry Marotta. Stephen's main Influences are Maceo Parker, Cannonball Adderly, Phish, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Herbie Hancock, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane and Miles Davis. He would jokingly describe himself as a guitarist trapped in a saxophonist's body.

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Stephen "Mr. X" Buttree