Darren Johnston Quartet (bluestem Jazz) at Cafe CODA

Canada-born trumpeter/composer/educator Darren Johnston’s interests rotate primarily between performing all styles of jazz, purely improvised music, new music, and various other traditional musics, especially that of the Balkans, Greece, and Macedonia. He is especially drawn to music that tends to defy categorization, and is also generally open to further suggestions.
After twenty one years in the Bay Area, Johnston recently relocated to Brooklyn, NY in 2019. In the time since moving there, he has played and/or recorded with Ches Smith, Dayna Stephens, Carmen Staaf, Michael Formanek, Tony Malaby, Michael Attias, Slavic Soul Party!, The Peter Hess Quartet, Michael Vatcher, and many more. ...

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Canada-born trumpeter/composer/educator Darren Johnston’s interests rotate primarily between performing all styles of jazz, purely improvised music, new music, and various other traditional musics, especially that of the Balkans, Greece, and Macedonia. He is especially drawn to music that tends to defy categorization, and is also generally open to further suggestions.
After twenty one years in the Bay Area, Johnston recently relocated to Brooklyn, NY in 2019. In the time since moving there, he has played and/or recorded with Ches Smith, Dayna Stephens, Carmen Staaf, Michael Formanek, Tony Malaby, Michael Attias, Slavic Soul Party!, The Peter Hess Quartet, Michael Vatcher, and many more.

Darren Johnston - trumpet
Geof Bradfield - tenor/soprano sax, bass clarinet
Neil Hemphill - drums
Clark Sommers - bass

Show dates and time:
May 7th at 8 PM
Tickets: $20 cover

Production: Cafe CODA
Sounds: Papa Scott
*Masks are not required but encouraged.Pls show vaccination cards or negative COVID test results within 24 hours are required and can be shown at the door.

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