Sax player headlines jazz festival
Howard Johnson, the director of the originial "Saturday Night Live" Band was the featured attraction of the 32nd annual TCU Jazz Festival.
by Rick Waters '95
Howard Johnson, the director of the originial "Saturday Night Live" Band was the featured attraction of the 32nd annual TCU Jazz Festival.
Baritone sax and tuba player Howard Johnson, the director of the
originial "Saturday Night Live" Band headlined the 32nd annual TCU Jazz
Festival Friday and Saturday nights.
Over the years, Johnson has played
with a variety of jazz notables including Charles Mingus, Jaco
Pastorius and Jack DeJohnette. He played Friday night at PepsiCo
Recital Hall and Saturday with the TCU Jazz Ensembles at Ed Landreth
Auditorium.
The shows were part of a weekend of activities including
classes and workshops with 28 high school and middle school ensembles.