Sy Johnson

b. 15 Apr 1930, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Johnson analyzed music as well as the piano while he performed jazz in senior high school rings and in the environment Push. When he was discharged he visited LA where he gained a living composing arrangements while mixed up in avant garde jazz picture which centred on music artists such as for example Ornette Coleman and Paul Bley. In the 60s Johnson visited NY where he performed briefly with Charles Mingus, using the Fishing rod Levitt Octet and vocalist Yolande Bavan and led his very own trio. In the 70s Johnson proved helpful increasingly arranging business music but did agreements for a number of Mingus groupings (1971-78) as well as for the Lee Konitz non-et amongst others. In 1984 Johnson was involved with focus on the film The Cotton Membership the score which searched for to recreate the audio of Duke Ellington’s traditional band from the past due 20s and early 30s. Johnson can be an acute jazz journalist and professional photographer.