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George Johnson

Jazz

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Piano

Nineteen-year-old George Johnson was born in Islington and started playing piano at the age of five, switching to the tenor saxophone when he was ten. He began performing with the Haringey Stage Band and now studies at The Royal Academy of Music. George has had the privilege of playing at venues such as the Pizza Express Jazz Club, Love Supreme, We Out There and the Sage Newcastle for this year’s 成人论坛 Proms.

He composes for his own band, Adult Supervision, and plays regularly with Knats and Oreglo.

"George Johnson on tenor has a really rounded and mature sound." London Jazz News

George Johnson, saxophone, performs a set of his own compositions at the 成人论坛 Young Jazz Musician 2024 Final

Performed with Zoe Rahman (piano), Alec Dankworth (bass) and Sophie Alloway (drums)