Aaron J. Johnson
Aaron J. Johnson (* around 1970 in Washington, DC ) is an American jazz musician ( trombone , bass trombone , shells , composition ).
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Johnson first learned the piano and drums as a child before switching to the trombone at the age of twelve. When he was in high school, he played in funk bands. During his studies he directed student ensembles, for which he also arranged. He had his first professional appearances with Rick Henderson . He studied electrical engineering and remained active as a musician at the same time; so he played in the jazz ensemble of the University of Pittsburgh under the direction of Kenny Clarke and Nathan Davis . After college, he performed in his hometown and New York. He also had private lessons with Makanda Ken McIntyre .
In the early 1990s, Johnson began working as a professional musician, composer and arranger. a. with Reggie Workman , Jimmy Heath , Muhal Richard Abrams , Bill Lee , Frank Lacy , the Mingus Big Band , the Count Basie Orchestra ( Ghost Band ), Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. The first recordings were made in 1994 with the Nancie Banks orchestra ; He has also performed with the ensembles of Steve Turre ( Rhythm Within , 1995), Oliver Lake ( Cloth , 2003), Lancer Bryant , Salim Washington ( Harlem Homecoming , 2005), Charles Tolliver ( With Love , 2006), Steve Swell ( The Business of Here , 1008) and Fred Ho ( The Music of Cal Massey : A Tribute , 2011).
Under his own name he recorded the album Songs of Our Fathers (Bubble Sun) with Salim Washington, Onaje Allan Gumbs , Robert Sabin (bass) and Victor Lewis in 2007 . He also worked as a session musician on recordings by Medeski, Martin & Wood ( Uninvisible , 2001), Jay-Z ( American Gangster , 2007) and Brian Cullman ( The Opposite of Time , 2015). In the field of jazz he was involved in 18 recording sessions between 1994 and 2015.
Aaron Johnson wrote and arranged music for Frank Foster , Steve Turre, Frank Lacy, Nancie Banks and the formation Paradigm Shift , as well as for film scores ( The Bulls Night Out , 1997) and television commercials. In 2000 he was a New Jersey State Council Fellowship composer. Johnson is a PhD student teaching historical musicology at Columbia University .
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| SURNAME | Johnson, Aaron J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1970 |