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Deron Johnson is an American jazz keyboardist. Beginning at the age of sixteen, Johnson became hooked on jazz music and attended California State University, Long Beach where he continued his pursuit with private lessons from Billy Childs .
YearArtistAlbumCredit2023Let All Who WillPiano, Fender Rhodes2021Black Acid SoulPiano, Mellotron, Casio Synth [6]2013JoshuaJoshua EPKeyboards, Programming [5]2012Listen EPKeyboards, Programming, Producer [4]Deron Johnson is an award-winning pianist and composer with decades of success as a recording and touring artist, and now scoring original compositions for film, television, and narrative podcasts. In 1991, Johnson was discovered by legendary trumpeter Miles Davis.
An impressive list of collaborators – including Mark Turner, Mark Guiliana, Gretchen Parlato, and Sam Gendel – expertly add to the recording but its heart lies in the freedom given to Johnson. The result is music that is, at times atmospheric, as though it is coming from another plane of existence.
Live At Vienne. Tracks worth checking out: “Mystery,” “Chocolate Chip,” “Blow,” “Duke Booty,” “Hannibal” (live), “Time After Time” (live). Johnson on Miles: “When it’s just you in the room with Miles and Easy Mo Bee and an engineer – just to watch him work was so intense in that setting.”
Deron Johnson. Position: Keyboards. Years with Miles: 1991. L.A.-based keyboardist and sessionman recruited by Miles in 1991; perfomed and recorded with him for what proved his final tour.
1,774 Followers, 3,852 Following, 146 Posts - @deron.johnson on Instagram: "Composer | Pianist | Producer".
May 17, 2022 · Jazz musician Deron Johnson (Miles Davis, Stanley Clarke) 's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.
