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Steve Johns was born Stephen Samuel Johns November 25,1960 in Boston, MA and began playing the drums at the age of nine. Mr. Johns grew up in a very musical family. His mother, Goldie Tyler Johns, was a songwriter and three of her brothers were jazz musicians. One of these brothers was the late great Jimmy “Bottoms up”Tyler, a well- known jazz saxophonist that would prove to be Steve’s biggest musical influence and inspiration. At the age of fifteen, Steve decided to pursue jazz as a life long ambition. Steve’s uncle Jimmy suggested that he should get serious and study with the great drummer and master teacher Alan Dawson

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Plays at the Wrong Time

By Haruna Fukazawa

Label: Orange Paw Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Plays at the Wrong Time; When I Fall in Love; Mellow Shadow; Hot & Spicy, Sometimes Sweet; Let’s Cool One; Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most; Fungii Mama; When I Fall in Love (Alternative Take, physical CD only)

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Sean Mason Trio, Ruben Caban, Amina Figarova, Willie Morris and more

by Benjamin Boddie
November 6, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Steve Johns, Sean Mason Trio, Ruben Caban, Amy London, Ron Vincent, Ben Sparrow, Clay Giverson, The Mambo Legends Orchestra, Christian McBride & Ursa Major, UNLV Combos, Clarence Hines Jazz Orchestra, Amina Figarova, Tony Moreno, Aaron Parnell Brown, Ryan Smith, Rafael Alvarez, Danny Green, Jacob Do, Ryan Keberle's Collective, George Colligan, ...

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Mythology

By Steve Johns

Label: Steeplechase Productions
Released: 2025
Track listing: Coming Of Age; Sapphire; This Is The Thing; Make Me Rainbows; Our Time; Bluesday The 13th; Compared To What; In My Humble Opinion; Friday The 16th; River's Edge; Mythology.

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Snap Happy

By Greg Murphy

Label: Whaling City Sound
Released: 2025
Track listing: On Green Dolphin Street; Twelve More Bars to Go; Humpty Dumpty; Geneva; I Fall in Love Too Easily; Snap Happy; Equality; Proximity; The Shadow of Lo; Pannonica; Monk’s Mood; All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm.

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Greg Murphy: Snap Happy

Read "Snap Happy" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
July 7, 2025

A powerful and perceptive reading of Bronislau Kaper's “On Green Dolphin Street" sets the compass on Snap Happy, a splendid recording by pianist Greg Murphy's trio (and sometimes quartet) which is the New York-based artist's eighth album as leader of his own groups. To begin where the rubber meets the road, Murphy is ...

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Steve Johns: Mythology

Read "Mythology" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann
April 22, 2025

Over the past twenty years, drummer Steve Johns has appeared dozens of times in various venues and configurations throughout Northern New Jersey and the Hudson Valley, New York area. To name but a few examples, Johns with guitarist Bob DeVos's trio at Trumpets Jazz Club, in sessions led by bassist Mark Hagan at the Old 76 ...

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Jonah David, Leon Anderson, Russ Spiegel, Shuffle Demons and more

by Benjamin Boddie
April 4, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Jonah David, Leon Anderson, Russ Spiegel, Nnenna Freelon, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Shuffle Demons, Kevin Fort, Renegade Queens, Posi-Tone Swingtet, Jeremy Pelt, The Empress, MTB, Artemis. Christopher Boscole, Steve johns, Yellowjackets, Max Leake, Fred Hersch, WDR Big Band, Rachel Therrien, Rodney Jordan, John Ellis, Chacho Ramirez, Diane Marino, Nels Cline, and ...

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Artemis, Posi-Tone Swingtet, Caili O'Doherty, Max Leake and more

by Benjamin Boddie
March 14, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Artemis, Posi-Tone Swingtet, The Reddish Fetish, Caili O'Doherty, Max Leake, Harry Allen Trio, Bibber Badder Bones, Judy Wexler, Liz Cole, Greg Abate, Bill Moio, Fernando Ferrarone, Yellowjackets, Nanami Haruta, Elaine Dame, Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds, Rodney Whitaker, Jim Snidero, Jenna McLean, Joe Syria, Kasan Belgrave, WDR Big Band, MTB, ...

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Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds, Nanami Haruta, Jim Snidero, Rodney Whitaker and more

by Benjamin Boddie
March 5, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds, Nanami Haruta, Jim Snidero, Coleman Mellett, Yellowjackets, Mark Scott lll, La Banda Ramirez, Rodney Whitaker, Brent Javis, Yuval Cohen, Chacho Ramirez, Josiah Boornazian, Billy Hart, Elaine Dame, Dimitri Nassar, Ben Markley, Ben Paterson, Richard Baratta, Dave Stryker, Darryl Yokley, MTB, Jeremy Pelt, Carl Allen, Fred ...