graham
johnson
pianist,
composer, arranger, teacher and producer
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Personal
Review (Spring 2008)
Wave Makers
Graham Johnson ’08
Major: Economics and music history/theory
Hometown: Chico, California
Activities: Oberlin Business Scholars, Finance and Investment
ExCo instructor, Artist Recital Series, and more.
Graham Johnson is learning how to make and allocate
money. As co-chair of Oberlin’s Student Finance and Investment Club,
he helps manage a scholarship fund portfolio valued at $294,000; as
co-chair of the Oberlin Student Philanthropy Club, he helps award
thousands of dollars in grant money to charitable organizations in
Lorain County.
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CD
Reviews (October 2004)
Graham Johnson with Norwegian bands Egg...
After
graduating from high school last year, eighteen-year-old pianist Graham
Johnson from Chico, CA, headed off to Norway for a year before beginning
his undergraduate studies this fall at Oberlin College in Ohio. Utilizing
his time abroad creatively, he connected with native Norwegian jazz
musicians to jam, perform and record. One such group Johnson connected
with was the power trio, Egg....
Rating:
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and Kaffe Krusaderne
... (and) a collaborative
musical union is found in the album, Kaffe Krusaderne...
Rating:
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Review (July 31, 2003)
Keys to the highway
Local jazz pianist Graham Johnson jets to Norway
By
Christine LaPado
Chico News
and Review
On July 31, the day this story comes out, Graham Johnson will be high in the sky
in a plane bound for Oslo, Norway. The 18-year-old pianist, a recent graduate of Chico High School, will spend the next year as an American Field Service (AFS) exchange student with the Narjord
family--Jon and Brita and their daughter Magni-- in the town of Melhus, near Trondheim.
Why Norway?
Johnson responds that his father, Scott Johnson, known around Chico as the other half of the Graham
& Scott Johnson jazz duo, was also an exchange student to Norway in his day. And the Johnson family still has friends there, whom they visited just last summer. So it's a little bit familiar.
But it's also a long way from the younger Johnson's "suburban America," as he puts it. And he likes that.
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HAVE KEYBOARD WILL TRAVEL
Chico jazz musician Graham Johnson (seen here with his Roland AX-1 "Keytar"), who recently graduated from Chico High and often plays with his bassist father as the duo Graham & Scott Johnson,
is on his way to Norway as part of a youth exchange program.
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... celebrating the fine art of jazz music in northern California.
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Personal
Review (July, 2003)
Ever Learning, Ever Growing
Pianist Graham Johnson Takes Experiences From Chico Jazz Scene With Him To Norway, College
by Stephen Fratallone
Jazz
Connections Magazine
Some people may look upon Graham Johnson as a musical prodigy. But the quiet, unassuming,18-year-old
keyboardist/composer from Chico, CA, doesn't consider himself as such. In fact, he says his talent that has graced the Chico jazz scene for the past four years has only developed through lots
of "sweat," perhaps a few "tears," and thankfully, with virtually no "blood."
"I work hard at things I really want to do," Johnson said from his home. "As far as natural ability goes, it came as a result of a lot of listening."
Even at so young an age, Johnson's hard work has earned him the respect and admiration of his musical peers...
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Performance Review (January 11,
2003)
Graham & Scott Johnson gig
@ The Bean Scene Coffeehouse & Gallery
1387 E. 8th St., Chico
By
Christine LaPado
Chico News
and Review
When I arrived at The Bean Scene at five minutes to 7, Graham and Scott Johnson, son and father (respectively) duo,
were already into their first song, having begun slightly ahead of their scheduled 7 p.m. start time (rare in this town!). I settled into one of the very comfy couches near the musicians and
set up shop, my Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and notebook on the convenient coffee table...
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music editor's pick: January 2003
Redwood Forest Restaurant, January 2003 |
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