Charles "Chuck" Johnson, Sun Valley, CA
Musician/saxophonist available to work in settings from solo instrument to big band settings. Specializing in jazz, latin, blues, bossa nova, soul, r&b and classical.
"When Johnson spins an interlude casually across the room, it's done with tender loving care." -Jim Santella, L.A. Jazz Scene
Since moving to Los Angeles in 1984, saxophonist Chuck Johnson has been making a name for himself in a wide range of performing opportunities from solo saxophone to sax quartets to big bands, movies and more. He has performed with such artists as the Temptations, the Four Tops, Billy Higgins, Buddy Collette, Francisco Aguabella, Roy McCurdy, Bloodstone, and Bobby Womack to name a few. Aside from regular appearances with his own CJS Quintet, Chuck may also be seen performing with Chester Whitmore's Opus One Big Band, Bobby D. and the Mix, Gem City Jazz Cats Big Band, Oakdale Saxophone Quartet, and Soup's Ready .
Having honed his talents on the horn with greats from jazz and rhythm and blues idioms, Chuck turned his attention in early 2000 to creating his own musical legacy, the CJS Quintet (CJSQ), founding the group with co-leader and trumpeter James Smith. CJSQ has built a long list of impressive credits and has garnered numerous awards for their work. In 2005 they received the Chuck Niles Jazz Music Award and in 2002 were named Mainstream Jazz Artist of the Year. Since forming the group they have appeared at the Sweet and Hot Music Festival, Catalina’s Jazz Club, Central Avenue Jazz Festival, City of Beverly Hills “Affaire in the Gardens”, Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center, Playboy Jazz at the Rose Bowl, Los Angeles County Museum of Art “Friday Night Jazz”, Charlie O’s Jazz Club, The Lighthouse, Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival, and Friends of the Levitt Concerts Under the Stars, as well as on numerous television and radio programs.
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