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Jan 12, 2021 · Howard Johnson, an American jazz musician known for his mastery of tuba and baritone saxophone, has died at age 79. NPR remembers his life and legacy.
Jan 11, 2021 · By Pete Mason On Jan 11, 2021. Howard Johnson, renowned tuba player, founder of the original Saturday Night Live Band and a musical mainstay of New York’s jazz community for more than half a century, has died at age 79. A muse to Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, and Carla Bley, Johnson was an inspiration to multiple generations of players.
Bass Magazine / Jan 11, 2021. Howard Johnson, veteran jazz musician, tuba innovator and founding member of the Saturday Night Live band, died at home in New York on Jan. 11, 2021, following a long illness, according to his longtime partner, Nancy Olewine.
Jan 11, 2021 · Tim Peacock. Photo: David Redfern/Redferns. Howard Johnson, arguably the best-known tuba player in contemporary jazz for the past several decades, died this morning, January 11, following a...
Howard Lewis Johnson, born August 7, 1941, died January 11, 2021. He was an American jazz musician. His main contributions were on the tuba and baritone, but he also played trumpet, bass clarinet and other reed instruments. Johnson is best known for his extensive sideman work, including with Hank Crawford and George Gruntz.
May 8, 2024 · Trailblazing jazz musician and tuba innovator Howard Johnson passed away at the age of 79 on January 11, after a long illness. Throughout his career, he was a muse to such greats as Charles Mingus, Gil Evans and Carla Bley, appearing on the latter’s seminal 1971 LP, Escalator Over the Hill.
Jan 11, 2021 · Howard Johnson is the premier virtuoso of modern jazz tuba. He also plays baritone sax, penny whistle and other instruments. Howard Johnson and Gravity's latest CD, Testimony, has the Columbia Tribune crowning Howard "the King of Jazz Tuba".
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