Saxophonist, Keyboardist, Multi-instrumentalist, Composer and Arranger.
โข Grammy-winning producer of Meshell Ndegeocelloโs album ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ, the 2024 awardee for Best Alternative Jazz Album.
โข His second solo album, Unusual Object, a striking work of futuristic jazz and modern composition, will be released April 5 on Northern Spy Records.
โข A regular collaborator with artists including Jeff Parker, Makaya McCraven, Nate Mercereau, Marquis Hill, Kiefer and the Chicago Underground Quartet
โข Musical Director for soul singer Leon Bridges from 2018 to 2022, with whom he also played keyboards and saxophone. Johnson arranged 14 of Bridgesโ songs for a performance with Londonโs Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, also contributing a choral arrangement and directing the concert.
โข He can also be heard on records by Harry Styles, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Moonchild, Broken Bells, Miley Cyrus, Louis Cole and Carlos Niรฑo, among others