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Marc Johnson
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American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 21
Top works
- Jupiter market module
- Burning Sage
- With No Viagra
- Breathless (B&N)
- Breathless (Google Books)
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jazzbasscontemporary jazzECMdouble bass
As a virtuoso bassist, versatile composer, and acclaimed bandleader, Marc Johnson has been a major innovator on the jazz scene for the past two decades. Born in Nebraska in 1953, Johnson took up bass at the age of 16, having already studied piano and cello. While completing his formal education in the celebrated music program at the University of North Texas, at age 19, Johnson began performing professionally with the Fort Worth Symphony. In 1977, he was on the road with the Woody Herman Band.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alan
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Omaha
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Genre
- jazz fusion
- Instrument
- bass
- Record label
- Verve Records
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- date of birth
- 1953-10-21
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