Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris

Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris (February 10, 1947 - January 29, 2013), often credited simply as Butch Morris, was an American jazz cornetist, composer and conductor.

Morris has gained more notice and acclaim directing various ensembles in what he calls Conduction (a term knowingly borrowed from physics): a type of structured free improvisation where Morris directs and conducts an improvising ensemble with a series of hand and baton gestures.