• Source: Jeff Johnson (bass player)

      • Born In Minneapolis, Jeff Johnson ("Free" to some of his colleagues) left at age 20, spending time in Philadelphia and New York, and has worked with jazz musicians including Philly Joe Jones, Charlie Rouse, Barney Kessel, Chet Baker, Lew Tabackin, Eddie Daniels, Joanne Brackeen, Julian Priester, Billy Hart, George Cables, Bud Shank, Claudio Roditti, and Michael Wolfe. Vocalists who have been accompanied by Johnson include Jay Clayton, Ernestine Anderson, Karrin Allyson, Mark Murphy, Rebecca Parris, Annie Ross and Marlena Shaw.
      Johnson’s prominent collaborators include pianists Jessica Williams, beginning in Seattle in 1991, and Hal Galper, after they met at the Port Townsend Jazz Festival in 1993.
      He now leads various small ensembles, composes, and travels frequently for performance projects and recording dates around the world.


      Discography




      = As leader

      =
      Harbinger (1984)
      My Heart (1992)
      Area 51 (1992)
      Lost Men (1993)
      Maybeck Duets (1998) with Hal Galper
      Free (1999)
      The Art of Falling (2001)
      Scenes (2001) with Scenes
      Winter: An Origin Records Holiday Collection (2002) with Hans Teuber, Dave Peterson and John Bishop (Drummer)
      Near Earth (2004)
      Along the Way (2006) with Scenes
      Furious Rubato (2007) with Hal Galper and John Bishop (drummer)
      Tall Stranger (2008)
      Suitcase (2011) on Origin Records with Hans Teuber (Saxophones, Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute), Steve Moore (Piano), Eric Eagle (Drums)


      = As sideman

      =
      A Gift (1988) Art Resnick
      A Glance Back (1992) Richard Cole (saxophonist)
      Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit (1992) John Bishop
      Momentum (1994) Jessica Williams
      A Song That I Heard (1994) Jessica Williams
      Live at Vartan Jazz (1994) Hal Galper Trio
      In the Pocket (1994) Jessica Williams
      Inventions (1995) Jessica Williams
      Rebop (1995) Hal Galper Trio plus Jerry Bergonzi
      Joy (1996) Jessica Williams
      Fugue State (1997) Hal Galper Trio
      Choked Up (1997) Sharpshooters
      Now...Here...This (1997) Mike Denny
      Mothers Day in Albuquerque (1998) Bert Wilson
      Sweet Beat Blues (1998) Hal Galper
      Jessica's Blues (1998) Jessica Williams
      Forever (1998) Jan Stentz Group
      Wish (1998) Kendra Shank
      In a Mellow Tone (1999) Ben Black
      Suddenly It's Bruno (1999) Jack Brownlow
      Here and Now (1999) Steve Korn
      Let's Call This That (1999) Hal Galper
      Latina by Proxy (2000) Wenda Zonnefeld
      Remembered Faces/Private Places (2001) Ben Black
      The Wizard (2001) Aaron Parks
      Out of Seattle (2002) Dave Peck
      House of Jade (2004) Bill Macdonough Quartet
      Parallel Tracks (2004) Randy Halberstadt
      Individuation (2004) Thomas Marriott
      Nothing if Not Something (2004) John Bishop
      Good Road (2005) Dave Peck
      Both Side of the Fence (2006) Thomas Marriott
      More to The Ear than Meets the Eye (2006) Bill Anschell
      Shopping For Your Heart (2007) Jeff Baker
      Black Hills (2007) Tad Britton
      Shade (2008) Richard Cole
      One More Mile (2008) Brent Jensen et al.
      Harry's Fight (2008) Katie King
      Flexicon (2009) Thomas Marriott
      Apothecary (2009) on Origin Records with Jon Alberts (piano) and Tad Britton (Drums)
      E Pluribus Unum: Live in Seattle (2010) with Hal Galper
      Airegin Revisited (2012) on Origin Records with Hal Galper (piano) and John Bishop (drums)


      Awards


      2001 Earshot Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year
      2002 Northwest Recording of the Year, The Art of Falling
      2011 Inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame


      External links


      Allmusic
      Official Site
      Origin Records
      Earshot Jazz
      Arts Journal
      Seattle Jazz Scene


      References


      Jeff Johnson
      Origin Records
      Earshot Jazz "Jeff Johnson: Open to the Moment" (June 2012, Vol. 28, No. 06)
      The Arts Journal - Rifftides - "Jeff Johnson and the Contessa" by Doug Ramsey (June 15, 2006)

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