Jonathan Butler at the Blue Note

The Blue Note presents Jonathan Butler on Saturday, March 2, at 6:30 and 9 p.m. and Sunday, March 3, at 3 and 6:30 p.m. Jonathan Butler is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who was born in South Africa under the shadow of apartheid and raised in poverty. Butler was the first non-white artist to be played on South African radio and appear on national television. Butler’s story began when his father presented him with a homemade one-string guitar. In his early teens Butler won a local talent contest, affording him the opportunity to perform with a touring musical company throughout South Africa. His self-titled debut album received a Grammy nomination for the pop hit, “Lies.” An instrumental, “Going Home,” earned him another Grammy nomination and the midtempo ballad “Sarah, Sarah” confirmed Butler’s place in popular music. Blue Note, 1030 Main St., Napa, www.bluenotejazz.com/napa