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  www.zawinulfans.org - Interview to Alphonso Johnson
Alphonso has appeared on Don Kershner's In Concert (with Weather Report), the Arsenio Hall Show (with Santana) and the Johnny Carson Show (with The Meeting), as well as in an MTV Video (with Jeffrey Osborne).
Alphonso's teaching experience is as extensive and impressive as his work in performing, recording, touring and producing.
In 1995 Alphonso was asked to become a member of the group Abraxas, which is comprised of all the original members of the group Santana.
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  CalArts - School of Music Faculty: Alphonso Johnson   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Alphonso’s teaching experience is as extensive and impressive as his work in performing, recording, touring and producing.
Alphonso went into the studio in 2002 with DKG Music recording artist Rhian Benson finishing her CD which is scheduled for release in March 2003.
In the fall of 2004 Alphonso was appointed to a teaching position at The University of Southern California as an adjunct associate professor of the Jazz Studies Department.
www.calarts.edu /schools/music/faculty/johnsona.html   (830 words)

  
 Larry Johnson (football) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johnson was the second running back taken in the 2003 NFL draft, coming out of Penn State, where he starred in the 2002 season.
Johnson was originally drafted as insurance for the Chiefs, who were not sure if Priest Holmes would be healthy or even sign a contract extension.
Johnson was involved in a notable series of events versus the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 6 of the 2006 NFL season.
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 Alphonso Johnson: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Alphonso Johnson: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more
A good jazz-funk-fusion album by Weather Report's bass player Alphonso Johnson, a few songs like "Stump" picked up some disco plays.
It's nice to hear an album by a player of a particular instrument where the player and his instrument play a prominent role.
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 Alphonso Johnson
Alphonso maintains an incredibly busy touring and recording schedules with the groups "Jazz Is Dead", "Gov't Mule", and with a trio that also features guitarist Jeff Richman and drummer Gary Novak.
With his latest CD, "The Alphonso Johnson Collection" now available - featuring tracks from his three previously released solo albums: Moonshadows, Yesterday's Dreams, and Spellbound - this is a fantastic opportunity to catch-up with Alphonso and hear what he has to say about bass, life, and everything in between.
In addition to all of this, Alphonso was trying to play himself throughout while at the same time trying to not disappoint the fans that were used to hearing Phil play.
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 JacoPastorius.com Discussion Boards - Alphonso Johnson
Alphonso appeared very confident, yet humble, while laying down some of the funkiest and heaviest grooves imaginable...serving the music with a big smile!
I remember Alphonso had a solo spot where he started playing a Led Zepplin riff and the crowd really ate it up.
Alphonso seemed content just to be in the pocket...
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 Digital Interviews: Alphonso Johnson
A veteran of such groups as Weather Report, the Woody Herman Orchestra and the Chuck Mangione Quartet, Alphonso Johnson continually pushes the envelope of the modern bass sound; he is equally at home rockin' with Carlos Santana or stretching out with George Duke.
His stint as bassist for Jazz Is Dead is not Johnson's first exposure to Deadheads; he also played in Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir's side project Bobby & The Midnites.
Alphonso Johnson: The thing that really got me motivated to playing the instrument was that it was at a time when the Fender bass was a fairly new instrument -- it wasn't really developed until around the early '50s.
www.digitalinterviews.com /digitalinterviews/views/johnson.shtml   (1008 words)

  
 USC Thornton School of Music : Faculty Profiles: Alphonso Johnson
Alphonso Johnson studied bass at the Philadelphia Music Academy with John Lamb, former bassist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Johnson with the Mangione group and asked him to record the album Mysterious Traveler with the group Weather Report.
Johnson co-wrote two songs for the album and toured with the band from 1975 to 1976, during which time he recorded his first solo album for CBS/Epic titled Moonshadows.
www.usc.edu /schools/music/private/faculty/alphonsj.php   (303 words)

  
 Just Advance
Alphonso Johnson: Sound of Sunshine Sound of Rain is a children's movie I composed music for.
I am a "tourist of this music.": (Alphonso exhibits humility here, because he learned the feel of the South Indian /fusion music with lightning speed during the period of one and a half rehearsals and one sound check and one week listening to the tape.
Alphonso Johnson is a man of few words, but the things he says are profound.
www.justadvance.com /p_interview6.html   (1126 words)

  
 Larry Johnson : Kansas City Chiefs Running Back
As is the case with many of today’s NFL players, Larry Johnson began showing an interest in football at an early age.
By the end of the 2005 NFL season, Larry Johnson had played nine consecutive games where he rushed for over 100 yards and had more than proved his running ability on the field.
As a result, Larry Johnson was named the 2005 MVP for the Kansas City Chiefs and is thought to be a strong contender for the featured running back during Kansas City’s 2006 season.
www.fanfrenzyzone.com /nfl/larry_johnson.html   (340 words)

  
 Digital Interviews: Alphonso Johnson
A veteran of such groups as Weather Report, the Woody Herman Orchestra and the Chuck Mangione Quartet, Alphonso Johnson continually pushes the envelope of the modern bass sound; he is equally at home rockin' with Carlos Santana or stretching out with George Duke.
His stint as bassist for Jazz Is Dead is not Johnson's first exposure to Deadheads; he also played in Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir's side project Bobby & The Midnites.
Alphonso Johnson: The thing that really got me motivated to playing the instrument was that it was at a time when the Fender bass was a fairly new instrument -- it wasn't really developed until around the early '50s.
digitalinterviews.com /digitalinterviews/views/johnson.shtml   (1008 words)

  
 Billboard.com - Discography - Alphonso Johnson - Spellbound
After Yesterday's Dreams and Moonshadows, Spellbound is Alphonso Johnson's third and, unfortunately, last album (to date) as a leader.
For all of Johnson's technical brilliance, he seems to be more concerned with the songs itself and their respective moods, though, and so he restrains himself quite often from showing off, which helps a lot.
On four occasions, Johnson also sings, and while he has a rather weak (albeit pleasant) voice, it actually fits the songs very well: even the faster pieces on this record always retain a quiet aura of melancholy, and Johnson's tender voice and peculiar melodies add to the charm.
www.billboard.com /bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=73862&aid=127785   (0 words)

  
 Digital Interviews: Alphonso Johnson
A veteran of such groups as Weather Report, the Woody Herman Orchestra and the Chuck Mangione Quartet, Alphonso Johnson continually pushes the envelope of the modern bass sound; he is equally at home rockin' with Carlos Santana or stretching out with George Duke.
His stint as bassist for Jazz Is Dead is not Johnson's first exposure to Deadheads; he also played in Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir's side project Bobby & The Midnites.
Alphonso Johnson: The thing that really got me motivated to playing the instrument was that it was at a time when the Fender bass was a fairly new instrument -- it wasn't really developed until around the early '50s.
www.rossgita.com /digitalinterviews/views/johnson.shtml   (1008 words)

  
 Alphonso Johnson cds, vinyl records and music albums
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 Alphonso Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He sessioned with a few Jazz musicians before landing the Weather Report job taking over for co-founding member Miroslav Vitous.
His knowledge of the Chapman Stick nearly landed him a lucrative job with Genesis as the replacement for Steve Hackett who had quit Genesis in 1977.
He also has two sons named Myles and Malcolm Johnson, who are following within their father's footsteps as musicians.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alphonso_Johnson   (313 words)

  
 ALPHONSO JOHNSON 1924-2005
Alphonso was born in Benton on Jan. 31, 1924, one of six children of Morris Alphonso and Addie (Perkins) Johnson.
He was married to Clyde Helen (Brown) Johnson on May 23, 1945, in Albion, afterward becoming longtime residents of Albion.
Alphonso is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Helen; and his three children, two daughters, Mary Cates and her husband, George, of Albion and Marie Chase and her husband, Darrell, of Palmyra, and a son, Kenneth Johnson of Albion; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
morningsentinel.mainetoday.com /obits/stories/1601557.shtml   (303 words)

  
 Spellbound - Alphonso Johnson - Song Listings
For all of Johnson's technical brilliance, he seems to be more concerned with the songs itself and their respective moods, though, and so he restrains himself quite often from showing off, which helps a lot.
On four occasions, Johnson also sings, and while he has a rather weak (albeit pleasant) voice, it actually fits the songs very well: even the faster pieces on this record always retain a quiet aura of melancholy, and Johnson's tender voice and peculiar melodies add to the charm.
The pensive "Moonlight Conversations" is a gem, while the six-part "Earthtales Suite" shows the artist's ambitions, as it ranges from almost classical impressions (his bowed bass playing nearly passes as a whole string section) to synth noise effortlessly.
www.mp3.com /albums/127374/summary.html   (494 words)

  
 Official Ticketmaster site. Alphonso Johnson tickets, concerts and tour dates
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Johnson rose to fame while touring and recording three albums with Weather Report (1974-1976).
Johnson's funky lines on electric bass have been quite influential and in great demand ever since, both in the studios and in the fusion/funk world.
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 Jazz Is Dead_(Billy Cobham,Alphonso Johnson & T. Lavitz) - Crazy Fingers – Music at Last.fm
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 freeform.org : Alphonso Johnson
Alphonso Johnson's solo albums from the 70s don't seem too promising in this forum, if his debut Moonshadows is any indication.
This one is mostly that jazz/hard rock fusion that became so prevalent in the mid-70s in albums by Lenny White, Stanley Clarke, etc. Others may dig this genre but I find it kinda stunted.
If only they'd, uh, opened it up a bit more.
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 Celebrity Expert Guitar Teacher - Alphonso Johnson
Alfonso Johnson has taught at the Mesar Hause Institute of Music, the Bass School of Music, the Musicians Institute, and the California Institute of the Arts.
He has also become the director of the bass department at The Los Angeles Music Academy.
Be sure to check out Alphonso Johnson - Collection.
www.videoguitarlessons.com /t/ExpertGuitarTeachers/AlphonsoJohnson/AlphonsoJohnson.asp   (0 words)

  
 Alphonso Johnson :: Official Web Site
Welcome to the Master Class Workshop, a bass playing course created by Alphonso.
This class is the same one Alphonso taught as director of bass at a southern California music school.
It is intended to take you from the basics through advanced technique.
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 VH1.com : Alphonso Johnson : Artist Main
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A heavy dose of solid rock without a hint of mellow.
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 Alphonso Johnson
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