Person · Male
Jeff Johnson
bass, jazz
- From
- Minneapolis, United States
- Since
- 1954–present
- Releases
- 2
- jazz
About
Born In Minneapolis, Jeff Johnson ("Free" to some of his colleagues) left at age 20, spending time in Philadelphia and New York, and has worked with jazz musicians including Philly Joe Jones, Charlie Rouse, Barney Kessel, Chet Baker, Lew Tabackin, Eddie Daniels, Joanne Brackeen, Julian Priester, Billy Hart, George Cables, Bud Shank, Claudio Roditti, and Michael Wolfe. Vocalists who have been accompanied by Johnson include Jay Clayton, Ernestine Anderson, Karrin Allyson, Mark Murphy, Rebecca Parris, Annie Ross and Marlena Shaw.
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Johnson's prominent collaborators include pianists Jessica Williams, beginning in Seattle in 1991, and Hal Galper, after they met at the Port Townsend Jazz Festival in 1993.
He now leads various small ensembles, composes, and travels frequently for performance projects and recording dates around the world.
Member of
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Modo Trio bass
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Jessica Williams Trio double bass
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Jettset bass
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 5f232e1f-01e8-4de5-a1b2-a8265fd6d33f
- ISNI
- 0000000083862052
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.