Marc Alan Johnson (born October 21, 1953, in

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) is an American jazz bass player, composer and band leader. Johnson was born in Nebraska and grew up in Texas. He is married to the

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pianist and singer

Eliane Elias Eliane Elias
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Career

At the age of 19, Johnson was working professionally with the

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, and while at the

University of North Texas The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School," ...

, he played in the

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and was also the principal bassist in the NTSU Symphony. In 1978, Johnson joined pianist

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

in what would be Evans's last trio. Johnson toured and recorded with Evans until the death of the pianist in 1980. In 2007 he released the tribute album ''Something For You''—a tribute to Evans—together with his wife, pianist Eliane Elias. His credits since then include albums with

Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarin ...

Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of M ...

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...

Bob Brookmeyer Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Ge ...

Gary Burton Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be he ...

, John Abercrombie,

Bill Frisell William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...

Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works, and other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progre ...

Lyle Mays Lyle David Mays (November 27, 1953 – February 10, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and member of the Pat Metheny Group. Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awar ...

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Enrico Pieranunzi Enrico Pieranunzi (born 5 December 1949) is an Italian jazz pianist. He combines classical technique with jazz. Biography The son of Renata Brillantini and Alvaro Pieranunzi, Enrico Pieranunzi was encouraged to study music at a young age. Hi ...

Joey Baron Bernard Joseph Baron (born June 26, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer who plays frequently with Bill Frisell and John Zorn. Music career Baron was born on June 26, 1955, in Richmond Virginia. When he was nine, ...

Philly Joe Jones Joseph Rudolph "Philly Joe" Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. Biography Early career As a child, Jones appeared as a featured tap dancer on ''The Kiddie Show'' on the Philadelphia radio station WIP. He was ...

Jack DeJohnette Jack DeJohnette (born August 9, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie, ...

Peter Erskine Peter Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is an American jazz drummer who was a member of the jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead. Early life and education Erskine was born in Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. He began playing the drum ...

Paul Motian Stephen Paul Motian (March 25, 1931 – November 22, 2011) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer. Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties. He first came to prominence in the l ...

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and many others. He has also appeared as a leader of his own bands, starting with Bass Desires, a quartet that featured Bill Frisell and John Scofield on electric guitar, with Peter Erskine on drums, which gained international recognition following two ECM recordings in the mid-1980s. He also recorded two albums of his group Right Brain Patrol for

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, followed by his ''Sound of Summer Running'' release on

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. His ECM release '' Shades of Jade'' was featured in '' Time's'' October 17, 2005, issue "5 CDs That Really Swing", as one of the five top jazz releases of the season. It was selected by the ''

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'' as one of the 10 best jazz recordings of 2005 and also received the Danish Music Award for Best Foreign Release in 2005. It features his wife Eliane Elias on piano, Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone, John Scofield on guitar and Joey Baron on drums. As a follow up to ''Shades of Jade'', in 2012, the ECM recording ''Swept Away'' was released. This album is a collaboration with pianist/composer Eliane Elias. It includes Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone and Joey Baron on drums. The music consists of all original compositions. As a producer, Johnson won two

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for co-producing Eliane Elias' albums '' Made in Brazil'' (2016) and '' Dance of Time'' (2017) on Concord Records.

Discography

As leader

* ''

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'' (ECM, 1987) * '' Two by Four'' (EmArcy, 1989) * ''

Right Brain Patrol ''Right Brain Patrol'', put out on JMT label, is a studio album by jazz acoustic bassist Marc Johnson and the first with his trio featuring guitarist Ben Monder and percussionist and singer Arto Tuncboyaciyan. Jazz Music Today released the albu ...

'' (JMT, 1992) * '' Magic Labyrinth'' (JMT, 1995) * '' The Sound of Summer Running'' (Verve, 1997) * '' If Trees Could Fly'' (Intuition, 1998) * '' Shades of Jade'' (ECM, 2005) * '' Swept Away'' with

Eliane Elias Eliane Elias
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(ECM, 2012) * '' Overpass '' (ECM, 2021) With John Abercrombie &

* ''

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'' (ECM, 1986) * '' John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine'' (ECM, 1989) * ''

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'' (ECM, 1993) With

* ''Deep Down'' (Soul Note, 1987) * ''The Dream Before Us'' (IDA, 1992) * ''Untold Story'' (IDA, 1994) * ''Racconti Mediterranei'' (Egea, 2000) * ''Play Morricone'' (CAM Jazz, 2001) * ''Trasnoche'' (Egea, 2003) * ''Current Conditions'' (CAM Jazz, 2003) * ''Play Morricone 2'' (CAM Jazz, 2004) * ''Ballads'' (CAM Jazz, 2006) * ''Live in Japan'' (CAM Jazz, 2007) * ''As Never Before'' (CAM Jazz, 2008) * ''Yellow & Blue Suites'' (Challenge, 2008) * ''Dream Dance'' (CAM Jazz, 2009)

As sideman

With John Abercrombie * '' Getting There'' (ECM, 1988) * ''

Cat 'n' Mouse ''Cat 'n' Mouse'' is a studio album by guitarist John Abercrombie (guitarist), John Abercrombie with violinist Mark Feldman, bassist Marc Johnson (musician), Marc Johnson, and drummer Joey Baron. The album was released by ECM Records, ECM in 2002. ...

'' (ECM, 2002) * '' Class Trip'' (ECM, 2004) * '' The Third Quartet'' (ECM, 2007) With

Eliane Elias Eliane Elias
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* '' A Long Story'' (Manhattan, 1991) * ''

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'' ( (Blue Note, 1992) * '' Paulistana'' (Blue Note, 1993) * ''

The Three Americas ''The Three Americas'' is the eleventh studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias. The record was released in 1996 via Blue Note label. The name of the album is explained by Elias in the notes:"My intention for this recording is not only ...

'' (Blue Note, 1997) * ''

Eliane Elias Sings Jobim ''Eliane Elias Sings Jobim'' is the thirteenth studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias. It was released on July 28, 1998 via Blue Note label. This is her second album solely dedicated to the works of Antônio Carlos Jobim after '' Elia ...

'' (Blue Note, 1998) * ''

Everything I Love Everything I Love may refer to: * ''Everything I Love'' (Alan Jackson album), 1996 ** "Everything I Love" (Alan Jackson song), this album's title track * "Ev'rything I Love", a 1941 song from Cole Porter's '' Let's Face It!'' * ''Everything I Lo ...

'' (Blue Note, 1999) * '' Kissed by Nature'' (Bluebird, 2002) * '' Dreamer'' (Bluebird, 2004) * ''Portrait of Bill Evans'' (JVC, 2004) * ''

Around the City ''Around the City'' is the seventeenth studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist and singer Eliane Elias. It was released on August 22, 2006 by RCA Victor. The track list below is for the European release, which is different from that in the US. Re ...

'' (

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, 2006) * '' Something for You: Eliane Elias Sings & Plays Bill Evans'' (Somethin' Else, 2007) * ''

Bossa Nova Stories ''Bossa Nova Stories'' is the nineteenth studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias, released on 24 June 2008 by Blue Note Records. The album is a tribute to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the bossa nova music style. Reception Crist ...

'' (Blue Note, 2009) * '' Eliane Elias Plays Live'' (Blue Note, 2010) * ''

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'' (Concord Picante, 2011) * ''

I Thought About You "I Thought About You" is a 1939 popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Background It was one of three collaborations Van Heusen and Mercer wrote for the Mercer-Morris publishing company started by Mercer and f ...

'' (Concord Jazz, 2013) * '' Made in Brazil'' (Concord Jazz, 2015) * ''

Music from Man of La Mancha ''Music from Man of La Mancha'' is a studio album by Brazilian jazz pianist and singer Eliane Elias. The album was recorded in 1995 but released by Concord only on April 13, 2018. Background ''Music from Man of La Mancha'' is Elias' 26th full-le ...

'' (Concord Jazz, 2018) * ''

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'' (Concord, 2019) * '' Quietude'' (Candid, 2022) With

* ''Motion Poet'' (Denon, 1988) * ''Sweet Soul'' (Novus/RCA, 1991) * ''Behind Closed Doors Vol. 1'' (Fuzzy Music, 1998) With

* ''Affinity'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * ''

We Will Meet Again ''We Will Meet Again'' is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans made for Warner Bros. Records in 1979. It is notable in that it is Evans's last studio recording. After the suicide of Bill Evans' older brother, Harry, earlier in 1979, Bill made th ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * '' The Paris Concert: Edition One'' (Elektra Musician, 1983) * '' The Paris Concert: Edition Two'' (Elektra Musician, 1984) * ''His Last Concert in Germany'' (West Wind, 1989) * ''Consecration I'' (Timeless, 1990) * ''Consecration II'' (Timeless, 1990) * ''Summertime'' (Jazz City 1989) * ''Live in Buenos Aires 1979'' (Yellow Note 1990) * ''Someday My Prince Will Come'' (Alfa, 1991) * ''In Buenos Aires Vol. 3'' (Jazz Lab 1991) * '' Turn Out the Stars: The Final Village Vanguard Recordings'' (Dreyfus, 1992) * '' Letter to Evan'' (Dreyfus, 1992) * ''

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'' (Milestone, 1999) * '' The Last Waltz: The Final Recordings'' (Milestone, 2000) * ''Complete Live at Ronnie Scott's 1980'' (Gambit 2006) * ''Live in Montreal 1980'' (2019) With

* ''

Pure Getz ''Pure Getz'' is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz which was recorded in New York City and San Francisco in 1982 and released on the Concord Jazz label.Blue Skies''(Concord Jazz, 1995) * '' Stan Getz Quartet Live in Paris'' (Dreyfus, 1996) With

Jimmy Gourley James Pasco Gourley, Jr. (June 9, 1926 – December 7, 2008) was an American jazz guitarist who spent most of his life in Paris. Gourley was born in St. Louis in 1926. He met saxophonist Lee Konitz in Chicago when both were members of the s ...

* ''No More'' (Musica, 1981) * ''The Jazz Trio'' (Bingow, 1983) * ''The Left Bank of New York'' (Uptown, 1986) With

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

* ''Jazz Jamboree 77 Vol. 2'' (Polskie Nagrania Muza, 1977) * ''Chick, Donald, Walter & Woodrow'' (Century, 1978) * ''Road Father'' (Century, 1978) With

Andy LaVerne Andy LaVerne (born December 4, 1947) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Education and musical career Born in New York City, LaVerne studied at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College, and the New England Conservato ...

* ''Plays the Music of Chick Corea'' (Jazzline, 1988) * '' Frozen Music'' (SteepleChase, 1989) * ''True Colors'' (Jazz City 1988) With

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* ''The John Lewis Album for Nancy Harrow'' (Finesse, 1981) * ''Kansas City Breaks'' (Finesse, 1982) * ''Slavic Smile'' (Baystate, 1983) * ''J.S. Bach Preludes and Fugues from the Well Tempered Clavier Book 1'' (Philips, 1985) * ''The Bridge Game Vol. 2 Based On the Well Tempered Clavier Book 1'' (Philips, 1986) * ''The Garden of Delight Delaunay's Dilemma'' (EmArcy, 1988) * ''Vol. 3 Preludes and Fugues Based On the Well Tempered Clavier Book 1'' (Philips, 1989) With

Pat Martino Pat Martino (born Patrick Carmen Azzara; August 25, 1944 – November 1, 2021) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Biography Martino was born Patrick Carmen Azzara in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, to father Carmen "Mickey" ...

* '' Interchange'' (Muse, 1994) * '' Nightwings'' (Muse, 1996) * '' The Maker'' (Paddle Wheel, 1995) * ''Givin' Away the Store'' (Jazz Heritage Society, 2001) With

* ''Lab' 75!'' (NTSU Jazz Lab, 1974) * ''

'' (Geffen, 1986) * ''Street Dreams'' (Geffen, 1988) * ''The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher & The Tale of Two Bad Mice'' (Windham Hill, 1988) * ''Fictionary'' (Geffen, 1993) * ''The Ludwigsburg Concert'' (Jazzhaus, 2015) With

Wolfgang Muthspiel Wolfgang Muthspiel (born 2 March 1965) is an Austrian jazz guitarist and record label owner. He is the brother of musician Christian Muthspiel. Music career When he was six, he began playing violin, and at fourteen he moved on to classical gui ...

* ''Air, Love & Vitamins'' (Quinton, 2004) * ''Real Book Stories'' (Quinton, 2001) * ''Perspective'' (Amadeo, 1996) With

* ''No Man's Land'' (Soul Note, 1990) * ''In That Dawn of Music'' (Soul Note, 1993) * ''The Night Gone by'' (Alfa, 1996) * ''The Chant of Time'' (Alfa, 1997) * ''Jazz Roads'' (CAM Jazz, 2002) * ''Les Amants'' (Egea, 2004) * ''Deep Down'' (Soul Note, 2012) * ''Live at the Village Vanguard'' (CAM Jazz, 2013) With

John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in the ...

* ''Meant to Be'' (Blue Note, 1991) * ''The John Scofield Quartet Plays Live'' (Jazz Door, 1993) * ''Steady Groovin' '' (Blue Note, 2000) With

Toots Thielemans Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistl ...

* ''Ne Me Quitte Pas'' (Milan, 1987) * ''Only Trust Your Heart'' (Concord Jazz, 1988) * ''Do Not Leave Me'' (Stash, 1989) * ''The Brasil Project'' (Private Music, 1992) * ''The Brasil Project Vol. 2'' (Private Music, 1993) With others *

Rez Abbasi Rez Abbasi (born August 27, 1965) is a Pakistan-born American jazz guitarist, composer, and record producer based in New York City. Biography Abbasi was born in Karachi, Pakistan. When he was four, his family moved to Los Angeles, and at eleven h ...

, ''Third Ear'' (Cathexis, 1995) *

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, ''Deliveren'' (Post Muzik 2000) *

Patricia Barber Patricia Barber (born November 8, 1955) is an American songwriter, composer, singer, and pianist. Biography Barber's father Floyd was a jazz saxophonist who played with Bud Freeman and Glenn Miller. She played saxophone and piano from a young a ...

, ''A Distortion of Love'' (Antilles, 1992) * Patricia Barber, ''Nightclub'' (Premonition, 2000) *

Warren Bernhardt Warren Bernhardt (November 13, 1938 – August 19, 2022)''WBGO'', (Newark, NJ)"Warren Bernhardt, pianist with Steps Ahead, Steely Dan and other bands, dies at 83" August 24, 2022. Retrieved on August 24, 2022. was an American pianist in jazz, pop ...

, ''Hands On'' (DMP, 1987) *

Randy Bernsen Randy Bernsen (born July 15, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist. Career Bernsen was born in Needham, Massachusetts and grew up in Florida. He attended high school in Plantation and was active in the clubs of South Florida, starting at age 1 ...

, ''Calling Me Back Home'' (101 South, 1993) *

Paul Bley Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the Moog and ...

, ''

Paul Plays Carla ''Paul Plays Carla'' (sometimes referred to as ''Paul Bley Plays Carla Bley'') is an album of Carla Bley's compositions performed by pianist Paul Bley which was recorded in Denmark in 1991 and released on the SteepleChase label.Salvatore Bonafede Salvatore Bonafede (born August 4, 1962) is an Italian composer and pianist. Early life Son of jewellers, Bonafede was born in Palermo on 4 August 1962. He started playing the piano at the age of four and became interested in jazz thanks to hi ...

, ''Salvatore Bonafede Trio Plays'' (Bellaphon/Ken Music 1991) *

, ''Through a Looking Glass'' (Finesse, 1981) *

, '' Times Like These'' (GRP, 1988) *

Michel Camilo Michel Camilo (born April 4, 1954) is a Grammy-award winning pianist and composer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He specializes in jazz, Latin and classical piano work. Camilo lists some of his main influences as Chick Corea, Keith Ja ...

, ''Michel Camilo'' (Portrait 1988) * Michel Camilo, ''On Fire'' (Epic, 1989) *

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, ''Vinicius'' (Transparent Music, 2001) *

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, ''Serenade, K. 361 Gran Partita & A Musical Joke, K. 522'' (Arabesque, 1991) *

Chris Cheek Christopher Carson Cheek (born September 16, 1968) is an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Cheek was born in St. Louis, Missouri, where his father was the director of a Junior high school band. Cheek began learning to play the alto saxophon ...

, ''A Girl Named Joe'' (Fresh Sound, 1998) *

John D'earth John D'earth (born March 30, 1950) is an American post-bop/hard bop jazz trumpeter born in Framingham, Massachusetts, Framingham, Massachusetts who has appeared on recordings by Dave Matthews and Bruce Hornsby as well as recording a number of C ...

, ''One Bright Glance'' (Enja, 1990) *

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, ''Breakthrough'' (GRP, 1986) * Eddie Daniels, ''Benny Rides Again'' (GRP, 1992) *

Harold Danko Harold Danko (born June 13, 1947 in Ohio) is an American jazz pianist. Danko attended Youngstown State University. Among his credits are work in the big bands of Woody Herman and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, as well as smaller ensembles with Gerry Mul ...

, ''Alone but Not Forgotten'' (Sunnyside, 1989) *

Trudy Desmond Trudy Desmond (October 11, 1945 – 19 February 1999) was a Canadian jazz singer. Career After moving from New York to Toronto, she worked as an actress, interior designer, club manager, and theatrical producer. She was one of the 16 original me ...

, ''Make Me Rainbows'' (Koch, 1995) *

Al Di Meola Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as a guitarist of the group Return to Forever in 1974. Between the 1970s and 1980s, albums such as ' ...

, ''Orange and Blue'' (Bluemoon, 1994) *

Kurt Elling Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Rockford, Elling became interested in music through his father, who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran chur ...

, ''Flirting with Twilight'' (Blue Note, 2001) *

Dominick Farinacci Dominick Farinacci (born March 3, 1983) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and big band leader. He is currently signed to the Mack Avenue label. Farinacci was one of eighteen artists worldwide invited to be a part of the inaugural class of t ...

, ''Lovers Tales & Dances'' (Koch, 2009) *

Mitchel Forman Mitchel Forman (born January 24, 1956) is a jazz and fusion keyboard player. Biography and music career Mitchel Forman began studying classical piano at the age of seven. At 17 he entered the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) for three years of st ...

, ''Train of Thought'' (Magenta, 1985) * Michael Franks, ''Abandoned Garden'' (Warner Bros., 1995) *

Don Friedman Donald Ernest Friedman (May 4, 1935 – June 30, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. He began playing in Los Angeles and moved to New York in 1958. In the 1960s, he played with both modern stylists and more traditional musicians. Early life Fr ...

, ''Don Friedman'' (Swedisc, 1980) *

Carlos Franzetti Carlos Alberto Franzetti (born June 3, 1948) is a composer and arranger from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Early life Franzetti was born on June 3, 1948 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Carlos Osvaldo Franzetti and Beatriz Julia Elena DeGiacomo de Fran ...

, ''New York Toccata'' (Verve, 1985) *

Jamey Haddad Jamey George Haddad (born July 2, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American percussionist who works primarily in the fields of jazz and world music and specializes in hand drums. Biography Haddad is of Lebanese ancestry. From the age of four, he b ...

, ''Names'' (Ananda, 1983) *

Fred Hersch Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist, educator and HIV/AIDS activist. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has recorded more than 70 of his ...

, ''Horizons'' (Concord Jazz, 1985) * Fred Hersch, ''Evanessence'' (Evidence, 1991) *

George Jinda George Jinda was a Hungarian-American percussionist who co-founded the smooth jazz group Special EFX with Chieli Minucci Chieli Minucci (born April 17, 1958) is an American guitarist who co-founded the band Special EFX. Career His father, Ul ...

, ''Between Dreams'' (Shanachie, 1996) *

, ''

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, ''

In High Profile ''In High Profile'' is an album by pianist Dick Katz which was recorded in 1984 and released on the Bee Hive label.Lee Konitz Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...

, '' The New York Album'' (Soul Note, 1988) * Lee Konitz, '' Sound of Surprise'' (BMG, 1999) *

T Lavitz Terry "T" Lavitz (April 16, 1956 – October 7, 2010) was an American keyboardist, composer and Record producer, producer. He is best known for his work with the Dixie Dregs and Jazz Is Dead. Biography Born on April 16, 1956, Lavitz grew up in ...

, ''Mood Swing'' (Nova, 1991) *

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, ''Miracles'' (Musidisc, 1996) * Nguyen Le, ''Three Trios'' (ACT, 1997) *

Mel Lewis Melvin Sokoloff (May 10, 1929 – February 2, 1990), known professionally as Mel Lewis, was an American jazz drummer, session musician, professor, and author. He received fourteen Grammy Award nominations. Biography Early years Lewis was ...

, ''Make Me Smile & Other New Works by Bob Brookmeyer'' (Finesse, 1982) * Mel Lewis, ''

Mellifluous ''Mellifluous'' is an album by drummer Mel Lewis recorded in 1981 and originally released on the Gatemouth label before being reissued on Landmark Records in 1995 (mistitled ''Mellifuous'') with an additional track.Charles Lloyd, '' Lift Every Voice'' (ECM, 2002) *

Chuck Loeb Charles Samuel "Chuck" Loeb (December 7, 1955 – July 31, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist and a member of the groups Steps Ahead, Metro and Fourplay. Early years and education Loeb was born in Nyack, New York, near New York City. At a ...

, ''Balance'' (DMP, 1991) *

, '' Village Rhythm'' (Soul Note, 1989) * Joe Lovano, ''

Landmarks A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances. In modern use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures or f ...

'' (Blue Note, 1991) *

Mike Mainieri Michael T. Mainieri Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American vibraphonist, known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. He is married to the singer-songwriter and harpist Dee Carstensen. Biography Mainieri was born in The Bronx, Ne ...

, ''An American Diary'' (NYC, 1997) *

Adam Makowicz Adam Makowicz (born Adam Matyszkowicz; 18 August 1940) is a Polish pianist and composer living in Toronto. He performs jazz and classical piano pieces, as well as his own compositions. Biography Adam Makowicz was born into a family of ethnic ...

, ''The Name Is Makowic'' (Sheffield Lab, 1983) *

Rick Margitza Rick Margitza (born October 24, 1961) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Margitza's paternal grandfather, a Hungarian Gypsy violinist, taught him to play the violin at the age of four. His father also played violin with the Detro ...

, ''Color'' (Blue Note, 1989) * Rick Margitza, ''Hope'' (Blue Note, 1991) * Jill McManus, ''Symbols of Hopi'' (Concord Jazz, 1984) *

Jim McNeely Jim McNeely (born May 18, 1949) is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and faculty. Biography Jim McNeely was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Illinois, and moved to New York City in 1975. ...

, ''From the Heart'' (Owl, 1985) * Jim McNeely, ''East Coast Blow Out'' (Lipstick, 1991) *

Vince Mendoza Vince Mendoza (born November 17, 1961) is an American composer, music arranger and conductor, and six-time Grammy Award winner. He debuted as a solo artist in 1989, and is known for his work conducting the Metropole Orkest and WDR Big Band Kö ...

, ''Instructions Inside'' (Manhattan, 1991) *

Jon Metzger Jon Metzger (born July 30, 1959) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, author, and educator. Biography Metzger was raised in McLean, Virginia, and received early musical influence from his mother, Evelyn Metzger, who was a violinist and pi ...

, ''Out of the Dark'' (V.S.O.P. 1986) *

Bob Mintzer Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Early life Mintzer was born and raised in a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York, on January 27, 1953. He attended the Inter ...

, ''Hymn'' (Owl, 1991) *

Silvano Monasterios Silvano Monasterios (born October 30, 1964) is a Venezuelan jazz musician, pianist, composer and orchestrator.Peñin, José; Guido, Walter (1998). ''Enciclopedia de la Música en Venezuela''. Tomo II. pp. 239. Fundación Bigott, Caracas. . Early ...

, ''Roads Not Taken'' (Forever Music 1997) *

, ''

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Night Ark Night Ark is an instrumental quartet formed in 1986. The members are American-Armenian Ara Dinkjian, Turkish Armenian Arto Tunçboyacıyan, American-Armenian Armen Donelian and American Marc Johnson. The quartet's most famous piece is the in ...

, ''In Wonderland'' (EmArcy, 1997) *

Makoto Ozone is a Japanese jazz pianist. Career He was born in Kobe, Japan. He began playing organ at two and by seven was an improviser. He appeared on Japanese television with his father from 1968 to 1970. At twelve he switched to piano after being impres ...

, ''Walk Alone'' (Victor 2000) * Makoto Ozone, ''Now You Know'' (2007) *

Eugene Pao Eugene Pao is a jazz guitarist. He has played with Jeremy Monteiro's group ''Asiana''. References External links Official website Living people Hong Kong jazz guitarists Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (livin ...

, ''This Window'' (SME, 1999) *

Jackie Paris 'Carlo Jackie Paris (September 20, 1924 – June 17, 2004) was an American jazz singer and guitarist. He is best known for his recordings of "Skylark" and " 'Round Midnight" from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. Music career Early years Paris ...

, ''Jackie Paris'' (Audiophile, 1993) *

Kim Pensyl Kim Pensyl is an American pop-jazz and new-age music keyboardist. He attended Ohio State University, and the University of California, Northridge for graduate school and had several CDs produced by Shanachie Records. He has worked in bands with Al ...

, ''Eyes of Wonder'' (GRP, 1993) *

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, ''The Pugh-Taylor Project'' (DMP, 1984) *

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, ''Untitled'' (ATCO, 1992) *

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, ''Beauty'' (Virgin, 1989) *

Dino Saluzzi Timoteo "Dino" Saluzzi (born 20 May 1935) is an Argentinian bandoneon player. He is the son of Cayetano Saluzzi and the father of guitarist José Maria Saluzzi. Early life, family and education Timoteo "Dino" Saluzzi was born in Campo Santo, ...

, ''Cite De La Musique'' (ECM, 1997) *

Don Sebesky Don Sebesky (born December 10, 1937) is an American arranger, jazz trombonist, and keyboardist. Biography Sebesky trained in trombone at the Manhattan School of Music; in his early career, he played with Kai Winding, Claude Thornhill, Tommy Do ...

, ''I Remember Bill'' (RCA Victor, 1998) *

Cathy Segal-Garcia Cathy Segal-Garcia (born May 28, 1953) is an American jazz singer. Segal-Garcia attended Berklee College of Music where she played flute and studied arranging and composition. Discography * ''Point of View'' (1985) * ''Song of the Heart'' ( Wh ...

, ''Song of the Heart'' (Sunshine, 2002) *

Martial Solal Martial Solal (born August 23, 1927) is a French jazz pianist and composer. Biography Solal was born in Algiers, French Algeria, to Algerian Jewish parents. He was persuaded to study clarinet, saxophone, and piano by his mother, who was an opera ...

, ''Balade Du 10 Mars'' (Soul Note, 1999) * Martial Solal, ''Triangle'' (JMS, 1995) * Kenneth Sivertsen, ''Remembering North'' (NORCD, 1993) *

, ''Holding Together'' (NYC, 2002) *

Ralph Towner Ralph Towner (born March 1, 1940) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion, trumpet and French horn. Biography Towner was born i ...

, ''

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'' (ECM, 1996) *

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, ''Grand Spiral'' (Composers, 1996) *

Roseanna Vitro Roseanna Elizabeth Vitro (born February 28, 1951) is a jazz singer and teacher from Arkansas. Biography Born Roseanna Elizabeth VitroScott Fredrickson and Gary W. Kennedy.Vitro (Wickliffe), Roseanna" In ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2 ...

, '' The Time of My Life: Roseanna Vitro Sings the Songs of Steve Allen'' (Sea Breeze, 1999) *

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, ''Bitches and Fairy Tales'' (Challenge, 1998) * Eric Vloeimans, ''North Sea Jazz Legendary Concerts'' (Bob City, 2013) * Sadao Watanabe, ''A Night with Strings'' (Elektra 1993) *

Kenny Werner Kenny Werner (born November 19, 1951) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and author. Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 19, 1951 and then growing up in Oceanside, Long Island, Werner began playing and performing at a young a ...

, ''Unprotected Music'' (Double-Time, 1998) *

Tom Wopat Thomas Steven Wopat (born September 9, 1951) is an American actor and singer. He first achieved fame as Lucas K. "Luke" Duke on the long-running television action/comedy series ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. Since then, Wopat has worked regularly, ...

, ''Tom Wopat Sings Harold Arlen'' (Hyena, 2005) *

Akiko Yano is a Japanese pop and jazz musician and singer born in Tokyo and raised in Aomori and later began her singing career in the mid-1970s. She has been called "one of the major musical talents of the Japanese popular music world", and her vocals an ...

, ''Granola'' (Midi, 1987)

References

External links

Marc Johnson
on Myspace
Marc Johnson Biography
at

AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

Marc Johnson
at

All About Jazz ''All About Jazz'' is a website established by Michael Ricci in 1995. A volunteer staff publishes news, album reviews, articles, videos, and listings of concerts and other events having to do with jazz. Ricci maintains a related site, ''Jazz Near ...

Eliane Elias/Marc Johnson review
on London Jazz News

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Marc 1953 births Living people 20th-century double-bassists 21st-century double-bassists American jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists American jazz composers American male jazz composers American jazz bandleaders Musicians from Omaha, Nebraska University of North Texas College of Music alumni ECM Records artists People from Auburn, Washington Jazz musicians from Nebraska 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians Steps Ahead members Jazz musicians from Washington (state)

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Discography

As leader

As sideman

See also

References

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