Blues and R&B band, WAYNE BUTTERY & THE GROOVE PROJECT was formed in March of 1998 when Wayne reunited with his former keyboardist and long time friend,  Bob Federer. Bass player and vocalist Charlie Hinkel was next to join forces with Wayne and Dennis King accepted an invitation to become the band's drummer shortly there after. There first live performance as a quartet was in May of 1998. After performing in Ontario's Simcoe County in the Georgian Triangle for almost four years it became evident that it was time for the next phase. So in February 2001 along with some musician friends like Mike Roberts, Ronnie Douglas, Steve Thomas, Simon Wallis and Paul Robillard the band began production of their debut CD entitled WAITING. The response to date has been positive with plenty of radio air play on blues broadcasts world wide. John Taylor of Blues On Stage magazine wrote: The title track is a heartfelt ballad of heartbreak, stunningly effective in its straightforward simplicity. Maple Blues magazine's John Valenteyn writes: "Waiting", the title song (by Hinkel) and "Are You Doin' It Alone", with its acoustic intro, (by Buttery) are the best. "Waiting" is a well-written tender ballad done as a duo by Hinkel & Buttery and "Doin' It" is a mid tempo blues with a nice vocal and slide guitar parts. John Swartz of the Orillia Packet & Times explains: The band put together a very polished album, one that deserves to be in your collection. Shortly after the release of WAITING, four new members were added to the band's regular line-up. Trumpeter Paul Robillard, Russ Strathdee on tenor and baritone sax, John Shand who plays alto sax, guitar, bass and vocals plus Larry Kurtz on harmonica and vocals, LIVE AT TWISTERS is the band's second CD offering and features a sold out live performance recorded on December 1, 2002 at Twisters Roadhouse in Orr Lake near Midland, Ontario. Wayne and the guys had some fun recording mostly cover material on this live performance CD with the only non cover being a John Shand R&B original entitled My Baby Got The Love.