“Johnston explores the limits of his instrument with a hankering for originality…running away and never looking back.”
– San Francisco Bay Guardian,
“Pick of the Week”
With an affinity for music that defies easy categorization, Canada-born, Bay Area-based trumpeter/composer Darren Johnston works within jazz, purely improvised music, music of the Balkans, Jamaica (as a regular member of Groundation), contemporary classical, and more.
He has worked with a broad and diverse collection of artists such as ROVA Saxophone Quartet, Marshal Allen, Ches Smith, Dayna Stephens, Marcus Shelby, Carmen Staaf, Michael Formanek, Anais Mitchell, Michael Attias, Slavic Soul Party!, Myra Melford, Fred Frith, Allison Miller, Pete Escovedo, Buddy Miles, SF Sound Ensemble, Drive By Truckers, and many more.
Photo by Julie Caine
Upcoming Shows
Saturday, Feb 21; 5:30 pm, at Piedmont Piano in Oakland, CA
MARCUS SHELBY SEXTET PLAYS MINGUS
Darren Johnston (trumpet)
Tony Peebles (alto)
Danny Lubin-Laden (trombone)
Greg Jacobs (piano)
Jemal Ramirez (drums)
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