Black History Month Artist in Residence, a Guest Workshop Presenter for Amatuer Music Network, Santa Cruz Symphony, and the San Jose Jazz Fest’s Jazz Aid Commissioning Grant. Darren Johnston Trumpet / Vocal
Canada-born trumpeter/ composer Darren Johnston works primarily within jazz, jazz adjacent, and purely improvised music,
while also studying and performing many other styles, including music of the Balkans, Jamaica (Groundation), contemporary classical, and more. He is particularly drawn to music that defies categorization. After twenty one years in the Bay Area, Johnston relocated to Brooklyn, NY in 2019. In the time since moving there, he has played and/or recorded with Ches Smith, Dayna Stephens, Carmen Staaf, Michael Formanek, Tony Malaby, Michael Attias, Slavic Soul Party!, Raya Brass Band, The Peter Hess Quartet, Michael Vatcher, and many more. He has been commissioned to write for dance, dance film, theater, video games, and museums such as the de young Museum and other presenting organizations such as the Yerba Buena Garden Festival and Intersection For The Arts.
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