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Ed Johnson

Born: February 6, 1950

Classical. Brazilian. R&B. Jazz. Afro-Cuban. Popular Rock and Roll. ED JOHNSON’s mastery of so many different styles, coupled with a passion for harmony vocal and horn arrangements, all factor into a magical blend of vibrant, original contemporary jazz that is winning fans and airplay worldwide.

As a vocalist, Ed Johnson is frequently compared to Ivan Lins, Milton Nascimento, Kenny Rankin, and Michael Franks. As a guitarist and bandleader, critics often cite the lushly exotic, accessible sounds of Airto and Flora Purim. Ed has seven recording projects to his credit, in addition to producer’s credits for other singer/songwriters. View Ed’s electronic press kit.

For Every Living Thing

By Ed Johnson

Label: Cumulus
Released: 2023
Track listing: Little Baião; No Stopping The Beat (New Day Rising); For Every Living Thing; Coral Sea; Where Or When; Balancing; Out Of Time; Love As One; Lua Soberana; Meu Pais

New Releases, Grammy Winners, Birthday Celebrations For Blanche Calloway, Carole King & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
February 19, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo, Alliance (led by Sharel Cassity and Coleen Clark), Tierney Sutton and Nubya Garcia, with nods to several Grammy winners and birthday shoutouts to Blanche Calloway, Chick Webb, Carmen Staaf, Jen Allen, and Carole King, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you ...

The Other Road

By Ed Johnson

Label: Cumulus
Released: 2007
Track listing: Samba 2 Tom; Clean Up; Pacifica; Song For My Daughter; The Other Road; Chiquito; View From Above; Chorar; Katrina; Shipwrecked (Naufraugado); Bolero: Solo a Vivir; Behind The Fire (only to live).

Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo: The Other Road

by Michael P. Gladstone
December 23, 2007

It has been three years since Movimento (Cumulus, 2004), the last album from singer/guitarist Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo, and the wait has been worth it. The Other Road , from this San Francisco Bay Area ensemble, evokes vivid memories of Brazilian samba and bossa nova music before the Tropicalia Movement introduced rock music into the ...

Movimento

By Ed Johnson

Label: Cumulus
Released: 2004
Track listing: Scotch Baiao; Movimento; Exceto Nos; Light's Return; Remembrance; O Bom Alvinho; For T; Tara; A Felicidade; Silent Heart

Over That Wave

By Ed Johnson

Label: Cumulus
Released: 2002
Track listing: Diana; Toda Mi Vida; Lost in Leaving; Over That Wave; Vu

Ed Johnson: Over That Wave

by Dave Nathan
May 4, 2002

Palo Alto resident, Ed Johnson, brings his nylon stringed acoustic guitar and his highly attuned vocal and writing skills to his 6th CD release providing more than 50 minutes of Singer/Songwriter offerings. Like many of his contemporaries, Johnson seeks to attract another generation of listeners with music that blurs the line between jazz and pop as ...