Jeff Johnson (bass player)
Born In Minneapolis, Jeff Johnson 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 met Jessica Williams in Seattle in 1991 and Hal Galper at the Port Townsend Festival in 1993.
He now leads various small ensembles, composes, goes on the road frequently and is involved in numerous projects, and recording dates around the world.Discography
As leader
- Harbinger
- My Heart
- Area 51
- Lost Men
- Maybeck Duets with Hal Galper
- Free
- The Art of Falling
- Scenes with Scenes
- Winter: An Origin Records Holiday Collection with Hans Teuber, Dave Peterson and John Bishop
- Near Earth
- Along the Way with Scenes
- Furious Rubato with Hal Galper and John Bishop
- Tall Stranger
- Suitcase on Origin Records with Hans Teuber, Steve Moore, Eric Eagle
As sideman
- A Gift Art Resnick
- A Glance Back Richard Cole
- Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit John Bishop
- Momentum Jessica Williams
- A Song That I Heard Jessica Williams
- Live at Vartan Jazz Hal Galper Trio
- In the Pocket Jessica Williams
- Inventions Jessica Williams
- Rebop Hal Galper Trio plus Jerry Bergonzi
- Joy Jessica Williams
- Fugue State Hal Galper Trio
- Choked Up Sharpshooters
- Now...Here...This Mike Denny
- Mothers Day in Albuquerque Bert Wilson
- Sweet Beat Blues Hal Galper
- Jessica's Blues Jessica Williams
- Forever Jan Stentz Group
- Wish Kendra Shank
- In a Mellow Tone Ben Black
- Suddenly It's Bruno Jack Brownlow
- Here and Now Steve Korn
- Let's Call This That Hal Galper
- Latina by Proxy Wenda Zonnefeld
- Remembered Faces/Private Places Ben Black
- The Wizard Aaron Parks
- Out of Seattle Dave Peck
- House of Jade Bill Macdonough Quartet
- Parallel Tracks Randy Halberstadt
- Individuation Thomas Marriott
- Nothing if Not Something John Bishop
- Good Road Dave Peck
- Both Side of the Fence Thomas Marriott
- More to The Ear than Meets the Eye Bill Anschell
- Shopping For Your Heart Jeff Baker
- Black Hills Tad Britton
- Shade Richard Cole
- One More Mile Brent Jensen et al.
- Harry's Fight Katie King
- Flexicon Thomas Marriott
- Apothecary on Origin Records with Jon Alberts and Tad Britton
- E Pluribus Unum: Live in Seattle with Hal Galper
- Airegin Revisited on Origin Records with Hal Galper and John Bishop
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
