@aubreykayj.bsky.social has a beautiful new album coming out in a couple of months, and I had a great time contributing some woodwinds to it. Here’s a bit of the first single, “Hope”, which is out now on all streaming platforms and YouTube 🎷
I've been getting into Pullman loaves lately - here’s today’s sourdough Pullman. Working on my shaping technique 🍞
A paywall for all the most uncreative and unimaginative people to make a similar level of content for one another sounds like the best case scenario for the rest of us
Getting through the entire melody of Don Byas over Stardust. Byas’s virtuosity is always humbling when transcribing him - his lines have such fluidity in the most effortless ways. Matching timbres with alternate fingerings is no joke, either. This track is from a Charlie Christian compilation 🎷
Today marks 1 year since MOTIVITY was released. Thank you to everyone who has supported/continues to support the record. I’m grateful for both the trio on the album (Johnathan Blake/Thomas Morgan) and from the release (Ben Street and Mr. Andrew Cyrille).
Still learning how to play melodies, and this version of Stardust by Don Byas brings me a lot of joy. Getting all of his nuances/timbres/articulations correct is much more difficult than it appears, not to mention trying to capture his beauty in the lower range of the alto. 2nd half coming soon 🎷
This is such a great and fascinating read!
Tonight at Smalls Jazz Club with Marta Sanchez, Kanoa Mendenhall, and Rudy Royston. Two sets, from 6/7:30pm — see you there or stream us live at www.smallslive.com 🎷
I’m excited to join the faculty at the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at The Hartt School/Univ of Hartford this fall. To continue JMac’s legacy of education at this revered institution is not something I take lightly & look forward to learning from my students and colleagues along the way 🎷📚
Coming up on Aug 11th at Zinc Bar in NYC: playing with guitarist Adam Levy’s quartet alongside bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Kenny Wollesen 🎷
Glad to be out of the NYC heat. Fairbanks, Alaska for the next couple of weeks with Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival/Composing in the Wilderness 🫎🌲
Hey all, I'll be heading up to Fairbanks, Alaska in a couple weeks to perform with New Music Ensemble Corvus for the annual Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival and Composing in the Wilderness Residency & will be hosting a saxophone masterclass. All are welcomes to sign up!
www.fsaf.org/pd/2026/saxo...
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This Sunday, April 20th - trying out some new things at The Owl Parlor with Anna Webber, Matt Mitchell, Des White, and JK Kim. Sharing the bill with Andy Clausen and Sam Decker, evening starts around 8p. Hope to see you 🎷
I had a really wonderful time this past weekend at Millersville University in PA working with the students for their Single Reed Symposium. We workshopped in-progress pieces, talked all things saxophone, improvisation, and had a great concert with the big band playing a couple of my compositions 🎷
Japanese milk bread
Thanks! Yes I used ICA (Italian Citizenship Assistance). They were really great.
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Thanks Annie! :)
Encouraged to see more and more people coming here
Thanks!
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Tonight (Fri Jan 17): Co-leading a quartet with my dear friend Marta Sanchez, alongside John Hebert and Nasheet Waits at Bar Bayeux in Brooklyn . Sets at 8 and 9:30pm, hope to see you there 🎷
The positive community is definitely the thing I miss the most, and like you I’m hoping this place can be cultivated into that without too much interference: persistent advertising, bots, trolls etc
The irony of writing this here is not lost on me, but I’ve deleted X and Threads. Trying to finally wean myself off of toxic social media first, and hopefully all of it in the long run.
Tonight with Aubrey Johnson’s Group at Greenwich House Music School, followed by Jamie Baum’s and Brad Shepik’s great groups. Winter Jazz Fest/APAP/Jazz Congress tickets get you in - we start at 7pm 🎷
Next Friday 1/17 at Bar Bayeux in Brooklyn with a great quartet 🎷
Good morning ☀️ #panettone
