Gabriel Johnson

Gabriel Johnson (born 1980 in Santa Clara, California)[1] is an American trumpeter whose music combines aspects of electronica and jazz.[2]


Reception

Robert Christgau gave Fra_ctured an A− grade, writing that "[Johnson's] horn has crystallized more ace electronica experiments than any other traditional instrument," adding that "his sound and his backdrops are bigger and hotter than his predecessors'".[3] David Luhrssen of the Shepherd Express wrote that the album "conjures switched-on '70s progressive rock along with percolating electro-funk and copy-and-paste Pro Tools jazz," and wrote that Johnson was "obviously in the school" of Miles Davis.[4] Andrew Frey in reviewing the album for Maximum Ink wrote of Johnson: "Born on the whims and whimsy of quirky electronica, this phenom trumpeter has found liberating fields of instrumental bliss through jubilant Pro Tools antics and his own 'fractured jazz' notions."[5] Tom Hull of The Village Voice described the album as "Bold swathes of soundtrack electronica, burnished with bolts of trumpet."[6]

Discography

  • Fra_ctured (Electrofone, 2010)
  • Introducing Gabriel Johnson (Sunset Horn, 2012)
  • Alone Together (Sunset Horn, 2014)
  • Sketches Volume 1 (Sunset Horn, 2016)
  • Sketches Volume 2 (Sunset Horn, 2016)
  • Sketches Volume 3 (Sunset Horn, 2016)
  • Sketches Volume 4 (Sunset Horn, 2016)
  • Winter Beats (Sunset Horn, 2022)
  • Sunset 08 (Sunset Horn, 2022)
  • Silent One (Sunset Horn, 2022)
  • Quarantine Moonshine (Sunset Horn, 2022)
  • Monterey Mysterey (Sunset Horn, 2022)
  • Blur (Sunset Horn, 2022)
  • Night Music Volume 1 (Sunset Horn, 2022)
  • Film Music Volume 1 (Sunset Horn, 2022)
  • Mulholland (Sunset Horn, 2022)
  • Sunday Sessions-Volume 1 (Sunset Horn, 2022)
  • Sunday Sessions-Volume 2 (Sunset Horn, 2022)
  • Sunday Sessions-Volume 3 (Sunset Horn, 2022)

References

  1. ^ "Gabriel Johnson Bio" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Sing Out! - Publication Noted: January 2010". www.singout.org. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2017-08-25. Trumpet player combines the sounds of jazz and electronica on eight tracks.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (2010-03-01). "Consumer Guide: March 2010". MSN Music. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  4. ^ Luhrssen, David (2010-01-19). "Gabriel Johnson". Shepherd Express. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  5. ^ Frey, Andrew (2010-02-01). "Maximum Ink music magazine of Wisconsin". www.maximumink.com. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  6. ^ Hull, Tom (2010-09-29). "Jazz Consumer Guide: Play Louder, and Pray for Peace". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2017-08-25.