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Dean Johnson

In the last few years Dean has performed with numerous groups including the New York Voices, and in special concerts with jazz artists Fred Hirsch, Jane Ira Bloom and Art Lande. He also performs regularly with pipa virtuoso Min Xioa-Fen and guitarist Steve Salerno in the Blue Pipa Trio, performing their eclectic combination of jazz, bluegrass and Chinese folk songs. As bassist for vocalist Roseanna Vitro, Dean has performed as a U.S. Jazz Ambassador in the Balkans, Kazahkstan and Kyrgystan, as well as a live recording at the Kennedy Center featuring pianist Kenny Werner, and a recording project celebrating the music of Randy Newman featuring Mark Soskin. He has performed, recorded and toured for over six years with vibraphonist Mark Sherman and a quartet including drummer Tim Horner and pianist Allen Farnham. Dean performed over the last eleven years with vocalist Kendra Shank along with pianist Frank Kimbrough and drummer Tony Moreno. Dean has an ongoing collaborative relationship with saxophonists Bob Kindred & Hayes Greenfield, guitarists Jay Azzolina & Bruce Arnold.

Autumn Serenade

By Bill Mays

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Autumn Serenade; Autumn with Vivaldi; Fall; Lullaby of The Leaves; Still Life; 'Tis Autumn; Early Autumn; Autumn Nocturne / Autumn Nocturne; Autumn / When October Goes.

Bill Mays Trio: Autumn Serenade

by Dan Bilawsky
May 14, 2023

In Autumn Serenade, Bill Mays gifts us a bountiful harvest of seasonally-bound beauties. This 40th leader date from the eminent pianist finds him fronting a trio with two longtime colleagues--bassist Dean Johnson and drummer Ron Vincent--and welcoming vocalist Judy Kirtley and producer/guitarist Matt Balitsaris for guest appearances on a single track. Together, all parties join up ...

Thank You, Gerry!

By Arkadia Jazz All-Stars

Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Bark for Barksdale, Theme for Jobim, Elevation, My Funny Valentine, Rocker, Walkin’ Shoes, Moonlight in Vermont, Line for Lyons, Festive Minor, Bernie’s Tune, Curtains

Love In The City

By Yuka Mito

Label: Nana Notes Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: 1. I Got Rhythm 5:03 2. Love In The City 4:49 3. My Funny Valentine 5:33 4. Four Brothers 3:22 5. Afro Blue / Afro-Centric 6. Memory Of Father ~ 父の背中 5:47 7. Nice Work If You Can Get It / Take The A Train 5:47 8. How Insensitive 3:36 9. Love Me Or Leave Me 4:14 10. I’ll Remember April 5:07

Michael Pedicin: 'Just the Three of Us' at Chris’ Jazz Café

by Victor L. Schermer
September 20, 2022

Michael Pedicin: Just the Three of Us Chris' Jazz Café Philadelphia, PA September 10, 2022 This superb set of mainstream jazz by three accomplished and dedicated musicians: Michael Pedicin on tenor saxophone, Jim Ridl on piano, and Dean Johnson on bass, owes much of its successful execution to ...

Afro Blue / Afro-Centric

July 10, 2022

Album: Love In The City
By Yuka Mito
Label: Nana Notes Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 6:01

Sing a Song of Bird

By Roseanna Vitro

Label: Skyline Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: People Chase; The Scatter; Bird's Song; Parker's Mood; Grapple With The Apple; Audubon's New Bluebird; Sheila, Jazz Child; Quasimodo; Now's The Time; Yardbird Suite; Koko/Cherokee; These Foolish Things.

The Mulligan Chronicles

By David Larsen

Label: Larsenjazz Productions
Released: 2021
Track listing: Walkin' Shoes; Curtains; Festive Minor; Good Neighbor Thelonius; Lonesome Boulevard; Idol Gossip; Rico Apollo; Open Country; The Flying Scotsman; Out Back of the Barn; Etude for Franca; Ring Around the Bright Star; Taurus Moon

While We Were Gone

By Paul Jost

Label: Paul Jost Music
Released: 2021
Track listing: CD1: Poetic Justice; Bye Bye BlackBird; Feels Like Home: Centerpiece; Ev'rybody's Talkin'; Gentle Rain; Lover Man; A Beautiful Friendship; Marie; My Foolish Heart; Some Other Time. CD2: January 6th; Livin in The Wrong Time; Sunshine Superman; If I Only Had a Brain; Young and Foolish; On the Sunny Side of the Street; If I Had You; I Thought About You; The Nearness of You; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; We'll Be Together Again.