As a Leader/Collective Member
Wild Awake - Dayna Stephens/Jacob Sacks/Sean Conly/Ches Smith, Diskonife Records, 2023
Breathing Room - Carmen Staaf/Michael Formanek, Minus Zero Records, 2023
Life In Time - Geof Bradfield/Clark Sommers/Dana Hall, Origin Records, 2022
Empty Castles – Spectral, (Dave Rempis/Larry Ochs/Darren Johnston), Aerophonic Records, 2018
The Falling Dream – The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, Origin Records, 2018
Crossing Belmont – Tim Daisy/Darren Johnston, Relay Records, 2017
Neutral Nation – Spectral (Rempis/Johnston/Ochs), Aerophonic Records, 2016
Shipwreck 4 – Lisa Mezzacappa/Frank Rosaly/Aaron Bennett/Darren Johnston, No Business, 2016
Everybody’s Somebody’s Nobody – Fred Frith/Darren Johnston duo, Clean Feed, 2016
Cheap Rent – The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, Origin Records, 2015
Spectral – Dave Rempis/Darren Johnston/Larry Ochs, Aerophonic Records, 2014
The Big Lift – Darren Johnston’s Gone To Chicago, Jeb Bishop/Jason Adasiewicz/Nate McBride/Frank Rosaly, Porto Franco Records, 2011
Sidewalks and Alleys/Waking Music – The Nice Guy Trio With Strings – Porto Franco Records, 2011
Cylinder – Aram Shelton/Darren Johnston/Lisa Mezzacappa/Kjell Nordeson, Clean Feed, 2011
Here Comes the Nice Guy Trio – The Nice Guy Trio, Porto Franco Records, 2009
Reasons For Moving – Darren Johnston with Larry Ochs, Fred Frith, Devin Hoff, Ches Smith, NotTwo Records, 2008
The Edge of the Forest – The Darren Johnston Quintet, Clean Feed, 2008
In Between Stories – United Brassworkers Front, Evander Music, 2007
United Brassworkers Front – United Brassworkers Front – Independent Release, 2003
Third Impulse – Third Impulse – Edgetone Records, 2001
Discography
Select Highlights as a Sideperson
Dada Bebop - Elijah Shiffer, Self Release, 2024 (recorded at Van Gelder studio!)
The Ginsburg Geography - Charming Hostess, The Ginsburg Geography, Tzadik, 2022
Blood Of The Air - Sheldon Brown Group, Edgetone Records, 2018
Glorious Ravage – Lisa Mezzacappa, New World Recordings, 2017
…Awaits Silent Tristero’s Empire – Kyle Bruckman’s WRACK, Singlespeed Music, 2015
Live At The Novara Jazz Festival – Vijay Anderson’s Touch and Go Sextet, Nine Winds, 2014
For We Have Heard – Steven Lugerner Quartet featuring Myra Melford/ Matt Wilson/Darren Johnston, No Business, 2013
These Are the Names – Steven Lugerner featuring Myra Melford/Matt Wilson/Darren Johnston, self-released, 2011
Soul of a Movement – Meditations on Dr. Martin Luther King – Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Porto Franco Records, 2010
The Samuel Suite/Dancing Into One – Aaron Novik, Evander Music, 2007
The Mirror World (for Stan Brakhage) – Larry Ochs/ROVA, Metalanguage, 2007
Harriet Tubman – Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra featuring Faye Carol, Noir Records, 2007
Port Chicago – Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra – Noir Records, 2006
New Magical Kingdom – Adam Lane’s Full Throttle Orchestra – Clean Feed, 2006
Notations In Tonations – Gubbish (Aaron Novik) – Odd Shaped Case, 2004
An Alligator in Your Wallet – ROVA: Orkestrova, Music by Satoko Fuji and Steve Adams – Ewe Records, 2004
No(w) Music – Adam Lane’s Full Throttle Orchestra – Cadence Jazz Records, 2001