With “Ballads in My Voice,” he strives to recapture the essence of quintessential romantic ballads that span from the 1980s to the 2010s, with his eloquent playing of the piano and the occasional use of a voicebox. From the tracklist of twelve cover songs, one can assume that Johnson himself is a hopeless romantic as the listener experiences the journey of love: its happiness, sadness, humility, and sensuality.
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NAJEE-Center Of The Heart
It’s almost as if he needs no introduction. He’s achieved the honor and reached the status of having a name that identifies him simply using two syllables, Najee.
MATTHEW WHITAKER-NOW HEAR THIS
“Here’s a fun fact, on the first day of recording the music in the studio, my manager and I were thinking about it, you know, and it just came. It’s like, “’m out the box now, what can I do? I want people to hear what I wanted to musically say."
MARCUS JOHNSON
Marcus Johnson, a resident of the District of Columbia, is an award-winning, Billboard chart-topping, NAACP Image Award-nominated jazz pianist, entrepreneur, and self-empowerment activist.
Kenny Nightingale
Kenny Nightingale is originally from Nigeria, the west side of Africa.
Gerald Albright-Very First Christmas CD In A 30 Plus Year Career! Not So Silent Night
I recently had the pleasure of having a most pleasant interview with Saxophone great Mr. Gerald Albright to chat about his latest album “A Not So Silent Night.”
Dave Koz & Friends
Summer Horns Tour
Heidi Tann - Here Is Where We Met
Heidi Tann’s vocal stylings transports the listener back in time to the 80s early 90s.
Steve Cole - Gratitude
Steve Cole is one of the most popular musicians in contemporary jazz today.
Rick Braun
Rick’s latest album, “Crossroads,” is perhaps his best album yet! #18! It is nothing short of a musical wonderland.
Ramsey Lewis
When you have an opportunity to review an album by and NEA Jazzmaster like Ramsey Lewis, you know you’re in for a treat.
Revising the Dream
PUBLISHING A DEBUT NOVEL IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD
Using T-Track
T-track is a versatile product that has many great uses around the shop.
WHERE DO YOU GO TO MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE?
IF you ask Cody Waggoner, champion rock crawler and owner of Lasernut – that place is Laser Town!
Mile High Hybrids
GIANT TIGERS ABOUND IN THE RESERVOIRS OF UTAH
7 Key Things to Consider When Building a Performance Short-Block
Building a performance engine isn’t difficult, and it doesn’t have to be expensive, but it does take knowledge and planning.
Give Your Portfolio Some Shine
With a weaker dollar and inflation stirring, it’s probably a good idea to diversify with a little gold.
Johnson carves out role on D-line
Second-year player earns job in rotation in loaded DL group
Johnson's State of the Jets press conference
On Sept. 16, Jets owner Christopher Johnson addressed the media. This was four days after the team’s opening-day loss to Buffalo, which was treated like Armageddon in much of Jets Nation. Johnson talked about that game and more in this press briefing:
All Together Now
MARINE BIOLOGIST AYANA ELIZABETH JOHNSON BECAME A STAR IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT BY DEFTLY COMMUNICATING WHAT FEW PEOPLE UNDERSTAND: THAT CLEANING UP THE PLANET REQUIRES A COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
STAR TREK UHURA'S DEMENTIA TRAGEDY
Nichelle Nichols’ son sues ex-manager for robbing her blind!