Aaron JohnsonReeds · New York

Gallery

On the bandstand

Aaron Johnson in a red jacket, eyes closed, playing tenor saxophone at Smalls Jazz Club.

Photographs by Offbeat Exposures / Mike Lisching

In the studio

Close black and white photograph of Aaron Johnson playing baritone saxophone into a studio microphone.

Photographs by Offbeat Exposures / Mike Lisching

From the archive

  • Aaron Johnson in white tie standing at his chair in a gilded concert hall, clarinets on stands in front of him.
  • Aaron Johnson tilting a pair of round glasses, a soprano saxophone across his chest.
  • Black and white photograph of a young Aaron Johnson playing clarinet in a white T-shirt.
    Karjaka Studios
  • Aaron Johnson seated beside an open grand piano with an alto saxophone resting on his knee.
  • Aaron Johnson playing alongside a bassist and pianist in a bright, white-walled hall.
  • Aaron Johnson on saxophone playing a line beside a trumpeter on a club bandstand.
  • Aaron Johnson performing with a keyboard player, guitarist and horn player at a daytime gig.
  • Aaron Johnson in the woodwind section of an orchestra, the conductor mid-downbeat.
  • Black and white photograph of Aaron Johnson and another horn player at vintage stage microphones.
  • Aaron Johnson trading phrases with a second saxophonist on a club bandstand.
  • Aaron Johnson playing saxophone with a guitarist and rhythm section under stage lights.
  • Aaron Johnson holding a clarinet beside three fellow musicians with a bass clarinet, double bass and archtop guitar.

Where known, individual photographs are credited above.