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Glenn Johnson

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Glenn studied percussion with Allen G. Smith, and studied music at Cass Tech High School. He joined with Dimitri Mugianis in 1977 to form Mr. Unique and the Leisure Suits (later Leisure Class). After moving to New York, Glenn studied briefly at the Drummer's Collective, with Duduka Da Fonseca, Frank Malabe, Ricky Sebastian and Bob Weiner. He later studied privately with the great Joe Morello. Glenn's compositions have been featured on WGPR-TV and WGPR-FM; The Better Than Average Stupid Variety Show; Night Light TV; the videos Concrete, Arachnovision, Silent Voices, and Paul William Hodge; and the documentary film I'm Dangerous With Love

Leisure Class: Parents Night at the Leper Colony

By Glenn Johnson

Label: Leisureco
Released: 2010

In Two Minds

By Glenn Johnson

Label: Summerfold Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Kinship; In Two Minds; From the Source, We Tumble Headlong; Flirt; Low Tide, Camber Sands; The Art of Conversation; Conference of the Bees; Sheer Reckless Abandon; Duplicity; Shadow Dance; The Odd One Out; All Blues.

Bill Bruford / Michiel Borstlap: In Two Minds

by John Kelman
February 3, 2008

In the years since Every Step a Dance, Every Word a Song (Summerfold, 2005) and In Concert in Holland (Summerfold, 2005)--a CD and DVD documenting drummer Bill Bruford's nascent duo with Dutch keyboardist Michiel Borstlap, the pair has continued to perform at irregular intervals. But reconvening after time apart only means there's plenty to talk about. ...