Allan Johnston

Bassist/composer Allan Johnston has played with many of Vancouver's finest Jazz and Latin ensembles, including Zapato Negro, Grupo Jazz Tumbao, JUNO-Nominee Rumba Calzada, Orquesta Goma Dura, and many more. He's also been privileged to play behind some of the giants of Latin Music, including NY Salsa legend and Fania All-Star Larry Harlow, Grammy winner Lalo Rodriguez (with La Clave), and Ernán Lopez-Nussa, and has opened for Orquesta Aragón, Eliades Ochoa, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, "Maraca", and Arturo Sandoval. For over two decades he has studied Latin Music in its places of origin, including Cuba, Puerto Rico and New York City.