Aaron M. Johnson
Aaron Michael Johnson is an American jazz saxophonist, writer and performance artist.
Early life
Aaron Johnson began expressing interest in music at a young age. While he could play music fluently by the age of 13, he still could not read notation. His earliest woodwinds instructor Matt Utal recounted, "He was precocious, very bright and advanced for his age. I stressed the importance of learning to read, and he bogged down for a long time and became a great reader." Johnson was educated at Manhattan School of Music.Career
At 18 Johnson was chosen as lead alto saxophonist in the Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensemble, with whom he performed and attended 51st Annual Grammy week., initially with his ensemble Aaron Johnson's Reboppers, and eventually with the Aaron Johnson Quartet.