The Greg Johnson Big Band at Armando's

Dr. Greg Johnson is quickly becoming recognized as a luminary figure in the Jazz community.

Equally at home in multiple musical genres, Greg has developed a unique musical style that combines Jazz, Classical and Popular music.


As a saxophonist, Greg has appeared in concert and on mainstream recordings with Jazz greats Curtis Fuller, Billy Taylor, Dick Oatts, Alan Pasqua, Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer and many more.

He has appeared on stage with with Pop and Rock acts such as Saint Motel, Robin Thicke and Barry Manilow at some of the biggest festivals and venues in the world. ...

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Dr. Greg Johnson is quickly becoming recognized as a luminary figure in the Jazz community.

Equally at home in multiple musical genres, Greg has developed a unique musical style that combines Jazz, Classical and Popular music.


As a saxophonist, Greg has appeared in concert and on mainstream recordings with Jazz greats Curtis Fuller, Billy Taylor, Dick Oatts, Alan Pasqua, Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer and many more.

He has appeared on stage with with Pop and Rock acts such as Saint Motel, Robin Thicke and Barry Manilow at some of the biggest festivals and venues in the world.


As a composer, Greg’s music has been heard and performed around the country and the world in both Jazz and Classical contexts in small group, big band and symphonic formats.

Having lived in Los Angeles for the past five years, Greg is now the Director of Jazz Studies at the Marin School of the Arts in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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