Aaron M. Johnson | |
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Born |
Coos Bay, Oregon, U.S. | June 9, 1991
Occupation(s) | Saxophonist, writer, performance artist |
Years active | 2009–present |
Relatives | Joanne Verger (grandmother) |
Musical career | |
Genres | Jazz, bebop, swing |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone, clarinet, flute |
Website |
aaronjohnsonisunderground |
Aaron Michael Johnson (born June 9, 1991) is an American jazz saxophonist, writer and performance artist. [2]
Aaron Johnson began expressing interest in music at a young age. [3] While he could play music fluently by the age of 13, he still could not read notation. His earliest woodwinds instructor Matt Utal [4] recounted, "He was precocious, very bright and advanced for his age. I stressed the importance of learning to read, and he bogged down for a long time and became a great reader." [5] Johnson was educated at Manhattan School of Music. [3] [6]
At 18 Johnson was chosen as lead alto saxophonist in the Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensemble, with whom he performed and attended 51st Annual Grammy week. [7]
In 2014, in New York, he produced an historically accurate recreation of the Charlie Parker with Strings albums, [3] thenceforth becoming a fixture on New York's bebop scene, initially with his ensemble Aaron Johnson's Reboppers, [7] [8] and eventually with the Aaron Johnson Quartet. [9]
In 2009, at 17, Johnson became the youngest musician ever to be awarded the Outstanding Soloist title at the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival. [8]
Aaron M. Johnson | |
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Born |
Coos Bay, Oregon, U.S. | June 9, 1991
Occupation(s) | Saxophonist, writer, performance artist |
Years active | 2009–present |
Relatives | Joanne Verger (grandmother) |
Musical career | |
Genres | Jazz, bebop, swing |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone, clarinet, flute |
Website |
aaronjohnsonisunderground |
Aaron Michael Johnson (born June 9, 1991) is an American jazz saxophonist, writer and performance artist. [2]
Aaron Johnson began expressing interest in music at a young age. [3] While he could play music fluently by the age of 13, he still could not read notation. His earliest woodwinds instructor Matt Utal [4] recounted, "He was precocious, very bright and advanced for his age. I stressed the importance of learning to read, and he bogged down for a long time and became a great reader." [5] Johnson was educated at Manhattan School of Music. [3] [6]
At 18 Johnson was chosen as lead alto saxophonist in the Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensemble, with whom he performed and attended 51st Annual Grammy week. [7]
In 2014, in New York, he produced an historically accurate recreation of the Charlie Parker with Strings albums, [3] thenceforth becoming a fixture on New York's bebop scene, initially with his ensemble Aaron Johnson's Reboppers, [7] [8] and eventually with the Aaron Johnson Quartet. [9]
In 2009, at 17, Johnson became the youngest musician ever to be awarded the Outstanding Soloist title at the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival. [8]