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Interschool Orchestras Of New York Presents: A Tribute To Howard Johnson at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
Courtesy of Amanda McIntyre Chavis | Posted on September 7, 2019
When
Wed, September 18, 2019
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Taj Mahal
guitar and vocalsEarl McIntyre
trombone, bassJoe Daley
tubaSteven Bernstein
trumpetErik Lawrence
saxophoneDave Bargeron
tromboneBob Stewart
tubaClaire Daly
saxophone, baritoneBuddy Williams
drumsDave Schumacher
saxophone, baritoneAlex Harding
saxophone, baritoneMelissa Slocum
bassMarcus Rojas
tubaYayoi Ikawa
pianoAbout
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Howard Johnson is universally known as the finest proponent of jazz tuba in the world, as well as being quite proficient on the baritone saxophone. He also plays flugelhorn, bass clarinet, cornet, and penny whistle among other instruments. Howard was born in Montgomery, Alabama on August 7, 1941. He taught himself the baritone sax in 1954 and the tuba a year later. He moved to new York in 1963-at a time when the tuba was not a fashionable jazz instrument (outside of the New Orleans-style bass-line chores, the only visible player was Ray Draper) but Charles Mingus welcomed Howard into his workshop in 1964. In 1965 he played with the Archie Shepp band for some months and appeared with him at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1966 and 1968. Gil Evans used his multi-instrumental capacity at various points between 1966 and 1988....