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| '2009 Jazz Artist Of The Year,' Earl R. Johnson Jr. Bursting out on the Jazz landscape in a big way, Los Angeles-based pianist/composer Earl R. Johnson, Jr. won '2009 Jazz Artist of the Year' at the recent 5th Annual South Bay (Los Angeles) Music Awards in Southern California. Additionally, the talented musician was selected as one of only six Finalists to compete in the '6th Annual Capital Jazz Challenge in Columbia, MD this past Spring. Johnson is also a Nominee in the 'Jazz Artist of the Year' category for the '19th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards' this November in Hollywood, Calif. Earl R. Johnson Jr. performs in concert at Sambuca Jazz Cafe'', 3102 Piedmont Rd. NE, JUICY (First Domain Records) is Johnson's highly-anticipated debut CD release. Cognitive and funky, Johnson has been heralded as one of the premiere composers/ producers of this era due to his electric, fiery performing style. JUICY is an eclectic look into the mind of this prolific producer and songwriter, taking the listener on a complete musical journey with ten original masterpieces. Earl makes the piano sing with all of the finesse and fluidity of a modern-day virtuoso; each song pulls you deeper into Johnson's musical world, leaving its listener in high anticipation of what's to come next. Whether listening to one of the highly-charged (virtually danceable) red-hot tracks ('That Thang'); soulful, pensive ballads ('Requiem'), or funk/jazz/r&b-tinged title track, there's literally something for everyone on JUICY. BILLBOARD MAGAZINE called JUICY 'a tempting mix of instrumental and vocal tracks as it skillfully shifts from smooth to funky with its shadings of R&B and hip-hop.' Johnson was nominated in the 'Best Male Artist' category for the online music magazine 2009 ROCKWIRED Readers Poll. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Jazz News :: home page |