Pianist Earl R. Johnson Jr. Wins ‘2009 Jazz Artist Of The Year’

Bursting
out on the Jazz landscape in a big way, Los Angeles-based
pianist/composer Earl R. Johnson, Jr. won ‘2009 Jazz Artist of the
Year’ at the recent 5th Annual South Bay (Los Angeles) Music Awards in
Southern California. Additionally, the talented musician was selected
as one of only six Finalists to compete in the ‘6th Annual Capital Jazz
Challenge in Columbia, MD this past Spring. Johnson is also a Nominee
in the ‘Jazz Artist of the Year’ category for the ’19th Annual Los
Angeles Music Awards’ this November in Hollywood, Calif.

Earl R. Johnson Jr. performs in concert at Sambuca Jazz Cafe”, 3102 Piedmont Rd. NE,

Atlanta, Thursday, August 13. Showtimes: 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Tickets $15. Info: (404) 237- 5299 or log onto www.sambucarestaurant.com.

JUICY
(First Domain Records) is Johnson’s highly-anticipated debut CD
release. Cognitive and funky, Johnson has been heralded as one of the
premiere composers/ producers of this era due to his electric, fiery
performing style.

JUICY is an eclectic look into the mind of
this prolific producer and songwriter, taking the listener on a
complete musical journey with ten original masterpieces. Earl makes the
piano sing with all of the finesse and fluidity of a modern-day
virtuoso; each song pulls you deeper into Johnson’s musical world,
leaving its listener in high anticipation of what’s to come next.

Whether
listening to one of the highly-charged (virtually danceable) red-hot
tracks (‘That Thang’); soulful, pensive ballads (‘Requiem’), or
funk/jazz/r&b-tinged title track, there’s literally something for
everyone on JUICY.