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Nate Johnson

About Me

Nate Johnson. WM, 30s, 5'11?, handsome. Has been playing Saxophone and leading bands around the Bloomington area since the late 1980s. Attended the IU School of Music and William Paterson College. Studied under David Baker, Steve Wilson, Frank Glover and Rufus Reid. Has performed on stage with various famous people but none as exciting as his current projects: Jeff Isaacs Postmodern Jazz Quartet, and The OffRamp Quartet. Likes computers, Soccer, long walks outdoors, and Horses too. No pets please.

My Interests

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Member Since: 7/14/2006
Band Website: http://nate.totallybooty.com/
Band Members: Current projects: The Nate Johnson Trio, The OffRamp Quartet, as well as The Postmodern Jazz Quartet: http://www.myspace.com/pmjq . varios freelancing.
Influences: Kay Wright-Kaiser, Swami Rudrananda, Swami Nityananda, Paul Robeson, Emma Goldman, Jack Reed, Lucy Parsons, Noam Chomsky, Rachel Corrie, Howard Zinn, Edward Said, Daniel Ellsberg, Mahatma Ghandi, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Dr. Cornel West, David Baker, Frank Glover, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Sonny Stitt, Ray Anderson, Jack Walrath, Albert Manglesdorff, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, Jaco Pastorius, Dave Leibman, Joe Lovano, Steve Wilson, Rufus Reid, Kenny Garret, John Scofield, Jesse Harris, Sasha Dobson, Rebecca Martin, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, Ray Charles, Paul Pena, India Arie, Willie Nelson, Sergio Mendes, Tom Jobim, Dino Rengal, Joao Gilberto, among many many others.
Sounds Like: Performs on saxophones (mostly tenor and soprano) sometimes on pandeiro, flute and clarinet. Composes on laptop and keyboard. Messes around on piano and drums. Plays guitar and sings on front porch...

Record Label: Currently none. Gyrogenics albums on RUMI.

My Blog

NJ3 Live @ Tutto Bene 02-20-2007 FAT TUESDAY

The Nate Johnson Trio Live at Tutto Bene 02-20-2007 -- FAT TUESDAY!Nate Johnson - saxesJeremy Allen - bassChad Kethcart - drms* SET 1 *01 - Some Other Blues02 - Recorda Me03 - Moten's Swing04 - Ja-Hed...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:06:00 GMT