$15 at the door 7:30pm Show
Photo by Aidan Grant
Composer, bassist, and improviser Max Johnson is one of the most prolific musicmakers in the jazz, bluegrass, improvised music, and contemporary classical worlds. Described as “an intrepid composer, architect of sound, and beast of the bass” (NYC Jazz Record), Johnson has released nearly 20 albums and performed over 3,000 concerts internationally with artists including Anthony Braxton, Geri Allen, Mary Halvorson, David Grisman, Tyshawn Sorey, Ingrid Laubrock, Henry Grimes, Candido Camero, Sam Bush, and Nels Cline. He has composed commissions for the Jerome Foundation, Society of Composers, Inc., and the University of Glasgow; has been featured on over 70 albums; and can be heard in Spike Lee’s Academy Award–winning film BlacKkKlansman.
For this concert, Max Johnson presents his incredible trio with Neta Raanan on tenor saxophone and Eliza Salem on drumset, celebrating the trio's 2024 album, I'll See You Again, which was released on Adhyropa Records. This trio explores Johnson’s more traditional jazz compositions inspired by innovators Charles Mingus, Mal Waldron, and Thelonious Monk, while always featuring Johnson's unique energy and chaotic soundworld.
"Multi-faceted bassist Max Johnson helms a terrific trio... Here and elsewhere, evidence of Johnson’s composer’s ear surfaces in how cannily he extracts maximum impact from the three voices." – John Sharpe, NYC Jazz Record
