Butch Taylor quits Dave Matthews Band

Butch Taylor left Dave Matthews Band today, according to the Official DMB Website. The brief announcement reads:

"Keyboardist Butch Taylor has decided to leave Dave Matthews Band. We are saddened by this sudden news but he has our full support. He’s given so much to us and our audience through the years and he will be missed."

Butch Taylor first played keyboards with DMB on June 5, 1998 and became full-time touring keyboardist in 2001. He also performed on the albums Before These Crowded Streets and Stand Up.

Butch was reportedly in the studio this spring as DMB recorded its next studio album. It remains to be seen whether any of his work there will make it onto the album.

DMB's next album and summer tour will also feature trumpet player Rashawn Ross and guitarist Tim Reynolds. Rashawn has played with the band since 2005. Tim was a frequent DMB guest in the 1990s but stopped after the 1998 tour, which is when Butch started playing with the band.

UPDATE (5/28): The latest AntsMarching.org Podcast reports that Butch decided to leave the band on his own and did so for "personal reasons."

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