Max Johnson
Max Johnson (born June 13, 1990 in New York City ) is an American jazz bassist.
Life
Johnson started playing the electric bass when he was 13 and had lessons at the School of Rock . During his time in high school, he toured a. a. with rock musicians such as John Wetton , Jon Anderson and The Butthole Surfers ; he has also performed with Vernon Reid , Andrew WK and Ronnie Spector . He then studied with Henry Grimes , whom he met at the Vision Festival 2009, and with Cameron Brown , Mark Helias and Reggie Workman at New York's New School. Since the end of the 2000s he has been working in both the modern creative and bluegrass fields . a. with Thomas Heberer , Kirk Knuffke , Ziv Ravitz , Tyshawn Sorey , Jeff Davis , Ross Martin , Mark Whitecage, and Steve Swell ; he also led his own trios and a quartet in which he a. a. played with Mike Pride and Kris Davis . Currently (2018) he plays in a trio with Russ Johnson and Tim Daisy .
Discography
- Max Johnson Quartet ( Not Two Records , 2012), with Mark Whitecage, Tyshawn Sorey, Steve Swell
- Max Johnson Trio: Elevated Vegetation ( FMR Records , 2012), with Kirk Knuffke, Ziv Ravitz
- The Invisible Trio ( Fresh Sound-New Talent , 2014), with Kirk Knuffke, Ziv Ravitz
- The Prisoner ( NoBusiness Records , 2014), with Ingrid Laubrock , Mat Maneri & Tomas Fujiwara
- Big Eyed Rabbit (Not Two Records, 2014), with Ross Martin and Jeff Davis
- Thomas Borgmann Trio One for Cisco , (NoBusiness Records 2016, NBLP 91), with Willi Kellers
- Simon Nabatov , Max Johnson, Michael Sarin Free Reservoir ( Leo Records 2017)
- In the West (2017)
Web links
- Max Johnson at Bandcamp
- Interview (2011)
- Interview (2014)
- Max Johnson at Allmusic (English)
- Max Johnson at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johnson, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |