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Aubrey Johnson
Awards
"Outstanding Performance - Jazz Vocalist" 2010 DownBeat Student Music Awards "Best Jazz Vocalist" 2008 DownBeat Student Music Awards "Outstanding Performance - Jazz Vocalist" 2007 DownBeat Student Music Awards
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Aubrey Johnson, Randy Ingram: Play Favorites
by Angelo Leonardi
Il debutto discografico del duo Aubrey Johnson/Randy Ingram nasce dopo una lunga frequentazione tra la cantante e il pianista, frequentazione iniziata quasi per caso nel 2015 in un recital di facoltà e proseguita con costanti esibizioni negli ultimi anni. Docente al Berklee College of Music, Aubrey Johnson ha rivelato le sue alte capacità tecniche ed espressive in svariate collaborazioni (con Billy Childs, John Patitucci, Fred Hersch, Bobby McFerrin ecc...) e soprattutto nel bel debutto del 2020 Unraveled. ...
read moreJamie Baum Septet+: What Times Are These
by Katchie Cartwright
Reading Marge Piercy's poem To Be of Use" (track two onWhat Times Are These), Jamie Baum could be speaking of herself, one of those who jump into work head first without dallying in the shadows, who swim off with sure strokes," knowing that the thing worth doing has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident." What Times Are These is a satisfying form of this sort. Confined to her New York apartment during the Covid-19 lockdown, Baum responded ...
read moreRandy Napoleon: The Door is Open: The Music of Gregg Hill
by Paul Rauch
In and around the formidable jazz studies program at Michigan State University is a plethora of jazz talent devoted to instrumental and compositional excellence. Most of this talent is young, benefiting from a wide array of world-class instructors that includes program director Rodney Whitaker and veteran guitarist Randy Napoleon, among other notables. Within this labyrinth of jazz wisdom in the Detroit / Lansing metroplex is composer Gregg Hill, a former truck driver and tech entrepreneur whose performing ambitions were superseded ...
read moreJun Iida: Evergreen
by Gary Fukushima
They are everywhere, dotting the undulating terrain of the great Pacific Northwest, from the winding, twisting shorelines of Puget Sound to the mountains that rise in the distance in every direction: the Olympics to the west, the Cascades to the east, Mt. Baker to the north and the majestic Rainier to the south. The trees are a constant, comforting blanket over this land, ever-present, ever-green. Jun lida has called this place home for the past three years, another ...
read moreJun Iida: Evergreen
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Evergreen from trumpeter/flugelhornist Jun Iida is a textural panorama of multi-cultural jazz flavors, offering original and known fare. Each of the ten tracks is a portrait, and they display fine solo and ensemble playing. To describe Evergreen in one word is to call it intriguing." Gooey Butter Cake," one of six originals from Iida, opens things in a jovial, hippity-hop, jny: New Orleans-esque groove which develops into a trumpet-bass solo ride, with solos following from pianist Josh Nelson ...
read moreAubrey Johnson & Randy Ingram: Play Favorites
by Jerome Wilson
At its best, the pairing of piano and voice can create special chemistry, as in the cases of Ran Blake and Dominique Eade or Bill Evans and Tony Bennett. The combination of Randy Ingram's piano and Aubrey Johnson's voice is in the same class on this album. The two musicians exude a sense of familiarity and trust as they play together, and their sounds mesh effortlessly. Their song selection covers modern pop, the Great American Songbook and jazz standards and ...
read moreLyle Mays: Eberhard
by Mario Calvitti
La prematura scomparsa di Lyle Mays nel febbraio 2020 ha privato il mondo di uno straordinario musicista, troppo poco considerato al di fuori dell'importantissimo contributo da lui dato all'interno del Pat Metheny Group, dove ha rappresentato l'ideale complemento del chitarrista dal 1977 al 2010 prima di decidere di abbandonare definitivamente la scena musicale per dedicarsi professionalmente al mondo del software, un altro dei suoi numerosi interessi. Se i periodi trascorsi a fianco di Pat Metheny ne hanno ...
read moreRenowned Vocalist And Composer Aubrey Johnson Joins Faculty At NEC
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
NEC Grad Johnson To Direct NEC’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble Group to be Featured in Concert on December 12 as part of In the Mix Concert Series New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department has hired vocalist/composer Aubrey Johnson to join the faculty. Johnson, who has deep ties to NEC, will direct the school’s 6-voice vocal jazz ensemble. A versatile vocalist, arranger, and composer, Johnson is in demand as both a leader and side person. She can be heard with legendary drummer ...
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B.J. Jansen Interviewed Aubrey Johnson on the Jazz Life
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JM Creative
B.J. Jansen Interviewed Aubrey Johnson, Creator of the Jazz Half This interview is Part 13 of Jansen's Jazz Industry Talks, exploring the future of the Jazz Industry behind the music. The Jazz Half is found here. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation of jazz artists who struggle to receive airplay in the United States. The programming format of “The Jazz ...
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Greg Loughman Trio Featuring Aubrey Johnson at Ryles (Boston) on August 4th
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Michael Ricci
As part of its ongoing Artist Showcase series, Ryles welcomes back the Greg Loughman Trio with special guest, 2008 Downbeat Student Music Awards' Best Jazz Vocalist" Aubrey Johnson, Tuesday August 4, 8:30pm ($7 cover). Bassist Greg Loughman once again steps into the bandleader role for another appearance at Ryles. A year ago almost to the day, Loughman held a CD release party at Ryles of his current CD, Sinistral, which features original compositions and original settings of traditional standard jazz ...
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Primary Instrument
Vocals
Location
New York City
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
Montclair State University - jazz department Queens College - jazz department Berklee College of Music - voice department New England Conservatory - vocal jazz ensemble director
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Music
The Lost Tune
From: The Door is Open: The Music of...By Aubrey Johnson
Gooey Butter Cake
From: EvergreenBy Aubrey Johnson
Andy's Lament
From: Puppets: The Music of Gregg HillBy Aubrey Johnson
Night
From: Intimate StrangersBy Aubrey Johnson
They Say There Are Beautiful Trees
From: This is Our EnvironmentBy Aubrey Johnson
Karate
From: UnraveledBy Aubrey Johnson
These Days
From: UnraveledBy Aubrey Johnson
Dindi
From: UnraveledBy Aubrey Johnson
The Peacocks
From: UnraveledBy Aubrey Johnson
Voice Is Magic
From: UnraveledBy Aubrey Johnson
Lie In Wait
From: UnraveledBy Aubrey Johnson
Happy To Stay
From: UnraveledBy Aubrey Johnson
Unraveled
From: UnraveledBy Aubrey Johnson
Love Again
From: UnraveledBy Aubrey Johnson
No More 'I Love You's
From: UnraveledBy Aubrey Johnson
Two Islands III
From: Atwood SuitesBy Aubrey Johnson