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Marc Johnson

Born: October 21, 1953

As a virtuoso bassist, versatile composer, and acclaimed bandleader, Marc Johnson has been a major innovator on the jazz scene for the past two decades.

Born in Nebraska in 1953, Johnson took up bass at the age of 16, having already studied piano and cello. While completing his formal education in the celebrated music program at the University of North Texas, at age19, Johnson began performing professionally with the Fort Worth Symphony. In 1977, he was on the road with the Woody Herman Band. A stop with Herman in New York City marked a major turning point for Johnson, where he was invited to sit in with Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard. In 1978, he joined Evans' trio, remaining with him until the pianist's death two years later. Johnson appears on numerous albums recorded with Evans, including the Grammy-winning We Will Meet Again and released in 1997, a six-CD box set of live recordings, Turn Out the Stars, weaving his distinctively warm tones and melodic lines into the complex harmonies of the Trio. "I was still a very young player when I was with Bill," Johnson says, “but by playing with him night after night I matured a lot.

Ao Vivo

By Eliane Elias

Label: Candid Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Brasil (Aquarela do Brasil); Você; Sambou Sambou; Você e Eu (You and I); Eu Sambo Mesmo (I Really Samba); Bahia Medley: Saudade da Bahia / Você Já Foi à Bahia; Esta Tarde Vi Llover; At First Sight; A Felicidade; Só Danço Samba.

Marc Johnson's Right Brain Patrol: Samurai Hee Haw

by Mike Jacobs
June 12, 2026

Eliane Elias: Lively and Live

by R.J. DeLuke
May 28, 2026

Eliane Elias is a jazz musician of the highest order. Her skills as a superlative pianist became known not long after she arrived in New York City from her São Paulo, Brazil, home in 1981. She drew notice as a member of Steps Ahead, a groundbreaking fusion group of the early 1980s that included ...

Javon Jackson, Jack McDuff, and Brian Landrus

by Jerome Wilson
March 25, 2026

This episode features new music from Javon Jackson and Brian Landrus as well as older music by Tom Skinner and Brother Jack McDuff. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Laura Jurd “Pirates" from Human Spirit ...

Umbria Jazz Winter a Orvieto

by Libero Farnè
January 7, 2026

Umbria Jazz Winter Varie sedi Orvieto 30 dicembre 2025--3 gennaio 2026 A differenza di tutti gli altri anni recenti, sui main stage di questa 32^ edizione di Umbria Jazz Winter--il Teatro Macinelli, il Museo Emilio Greco e il Palazzo del Popolo--non erano presenti esponenti dell'attuale scena statunitense in veste di ...

I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 5, 2026

Immortalare la bellezza e la varietà del jazz pubblicato nel 2025 attraverso una “top ten" appare tanto arduo, vano--e alla fine deludente--quanto cercare di fotografare un tramonto sulla costiera amalfitana usando una rudimentale fotocamera digitale e facendo un forellino sul copriobiettivo. Certo, una foto verrà scattata. Potrebbe persino dimostrare che eri lì, in quel momento, quando ...

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 3, 2026

Capturing the breathtaking beauty, range, and diversity of jazz released in 2025 through a list of “10 best albums" feels as challenging, vain--and ultimately disappointing--as trying to photograph the Grand Canyon at sunset by placing a pinhole in front of a rudimentary digital camera's lens. Sure, a picture will be taken. It might even prove you ...

A Simple Question

By Mark O'Leary

Label: TIBProd Italy
Released: 2025

Tramonto

By John Taylor

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Pure and Simple; Between Moons; Up Too Late; Tramonto; Ambleside.