 Jacques T. Johnson, Sr., is an outstanding educator,
accomplished musician and composer with
three CDs: SAXMAN, Blues Plus, and Dance
which is being played all over the world.
Jacques served twenty-seven and a half years in
army bands. His last seventeen and a half years
were in The United States Army Band, the
Army's Premier Band. Retired Sergeant Major
Johnson produced and directed The Army Blues,
the official jazz band of the Army.
While in the U.S. Army Band, Mr. Johnson implemented
the SOS Program in which band members
went to high schools and colleges to teach
students jazz improvisation and to teach instructors
how to teach students jazz improvisation.
After retiring from the Army, Mr. Johnson was
the Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the
University of the District of Columbia for two
years and he started a music program for Senior
Citizens for the D.C. Department of Recreation.
Mr. Johnson has been the Assistant Band Director
at Eastern Senior High School for thirteen
years and also the leader of the Blues Alley
Youth Orchestra.
Jacques "Saxman" Johnson has performed with
such greats as Bob Hope, The Coasters, Stanley
Turrentine, The Drifters, Solomon Bert and he
studied under Frank Foster, former director of
The Count Bassie Band.
Mr. Johnson's performing credits include night
clubs, jazz and blues festivals, concert halls, recordings
for other artists, television, and radio in
the United States and Europe.
To find out more about the man they call:
“SAXMAN” visit www.mylestone.com or
www.jacquessaxmanjohnson.com |