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Phillip Johnston (born January 22, 1955) is an American saxophonist, composer, and author. He came to prominence in the 1980s as co-founder of The Microscopic Septet and went on to write extensively for films, particularly new scores for classic silent films from the early 20th Century.
“Saxophonist/composer Phillip Johnston’s music embodies all that’s good about jazz. It’s honest, original, and inspired, above and beyond the typical. It’s also some of the very smartest and best-humored music to have found a home under the jazz banner.”
Learn how Philip Johnston, a former missionary and Navajo interpreter, created a code based on the Navajo language to help the U.S. Marines in World War II. See the dictionary and examples of the code and its impact on the war.
Phillip Johnston is a composer and musician originally from the USA. During the 1970s he met and formed relationships with some of his earliest musical associates (John Zorn, Joel Forrester, Dave Hofstra, Eugene Chadbourne).
Feb 5, 2022 · Learn how Philip Johnston, a non-Navajo who spoke their language, created the unbreakable code for the Marines in WWII. Discover the story of the Navajo Marines who saved countless lives and received recognition decades later.
Music - Phillip Johnston. The links under this heading connect to material about both Johnston’s current projects and his work from the past. New Recordings.
Mar 3, 2020 · Saxophonist and composer Phillip Johnston has always been a step (or two) out of synch with trends in modern music. And that is a good thing. His eclectic '80s band Microscopic Septet was never given its due.
