The Art & Verse Good Time Jazz Souvenir Card Collection

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Now Available - the 'Good Time Jazz' Souvenir Card Collection

Ideal for jazz fans, postcard enthusiasts or stylish greetings cards, we are pleased to announce the release of the Art & Verse 'Good Time Jazz' Souvenir postcard collection. To choose your cards and place your order online visit the Jazz Cards page.

Keeping Jazz Alive and Thriving

One of the objectives of 'The Good Time Jazz' Collection is to champion jazz and raise the profile of jazz bands, whether on the big stage or smaller, local bands. The item below about Bob Thomas & the Thomcats demonstrates this, as does the following message received from Rick Shaffer, guitar, vocals and percussion, 'The Reds'.
"Peter, Best to you in the work. I fear we my lose what is left of the jazz and blues scene, which makes your work so vital. The history is so important. I do like the style of your work.
Cheers,
Rick, The Reds"

Ken Colyer Trust Autumn Jazz Parade

The 2008 Ken Colyer Trust New Orleans Jazz Parade inspired Peter's 'Good Time Jazz Collection' of portraits and poems. He plans to add to his collection by featuring the bands and musicians in atmospheric performance at this October's Parade in Hemsby, Norfolk. You can visit the Ken Colyer Trust web site at: http://www.kencolyertrust.org

All that Jazz with Bob Thomas & The Thomcats at The Long and the Short Arm.

Everyone in the artist's village knows Bob Thomas. He is Lemsford's very own "Satchmo", and his jazz men, The Thomcats, have entertained jazz enthusiasts at the Long and the Short Arm Inn for as long as can be remembered. But now, times they are a-changing and the jazz evenings are under threat! 

So Peter painted his portrait of Bob on trumpet and penned the poem to champion him and his band and keep Good Time Jazz going at the Hertfordshire inn so that fans can continue to enjoy The Thomcat's monthly gigs.

Good Time Jazz Prints Special Offer

Select any five A3 Giclée prints from the Good Time Jazz Collection for the special price of £399.00 or any five A4 prints for £199.00.

E-mail your selection to: and you will be e-mailed regarding arrangements for payment via PayPal.

The Early Years of English Roller Hockey by Roger Pout

I owe my old school chum, Roger, a favour because he invited me to join him at last year's Ken Colyer Trust Jazz Parade which inspired my Jazz paintings and poems.

What better way to return his favour than to mention his definitive book on early English Rink Hockey containing a complete and absorbing account of the sport between the years of 1885 and 1914. The book has 233 pages and includes many old photographs of roller hockey teams, players and rinks. And by the way, keep your eyes open for the second volume which will bring the history of the game right up to date.

Please contact Roger for more information - e-mail:

Adding Impact to Art & Verse

Regular visitors to the Art & Verse Web Site might be surprised to see this new Home Page but we hope pleasantly so.

Artist and poet, Peter Mark Butler, has been working for some months on his new and exciting Good Time Jazz collection of paintings and poems, produced as archival quality giclée prints. Inspired by the musicians he has met and enthralled by their bands, he decided that they should take number one spot on his site as the new Front Page.

Peter has long wanted to update and reinvigorate his website with a fresher appeal, making it easier and more enjoyable for art enthusiasts to browse through his works. So this Good Time Jazz Home Page is just a beginning!

Meanwhile, visitors can still view the full range of Peter's collection of Art & Verse works and navigate through the main Art & Verse site.

We hope you enjoy the newly released Good Time Jazz Collection portraits and poems.