Education
New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA
Doctor of Musical Arts, 2000
Manhattan School of Music, NYC
Master of Music in Jazz Performance,
1994
Guitar Institute of Technology, Hollywood, CA
Professional guitar training,
1984
Ingesund College of Music, Arvika, Sweden
Bachelor of Music in Jazz Pedagogy,
1983
Principal Teachers
Composition/Orchestration Indian Music
Joe Pass Ludmila Uhleila Peter Row
John Abercrombie Giacomo Braccali
Harriot Hurrie
Mick Goodrick Malcolm Payton
Jack Wilkins David Lalama
George Garzone James Hoffman
David Leisner
Joe Diorio
Ron Eschete
Teaching Experience
Faculty, Mellansel’s Folkhögskola,
college preparatory program, Sweden, 1995-98
·
Individual lessons in electric guitar and improvisation, ages 18-40
·
Classes in basic theory and jazz theory
·
Coached ensembles and organized community concerts (5-7 per semester)
·
Five students went on to major in music at college level, i.e., Berklee College
of Music
Manhattan School of Music, NYC,
1992-94
·
Tutored theory to undergraduate students
Faculty, Royal College of Music,
Stockholm, Sweden, 1990-92
·
Individual lessons in electric guitar and improvisation for undergraduate
students
Faculty, Bollnäs Folkhögskola,
college preparatory program, Bollnäs, Sweden, 1987-92
·
Individual lessons in electric guitar and improvisation, ages 18-30
·
Four students went on to conservatory training, i.e., Royal College of Music,
Stockholm
Faculty, Ingesund College of Music,
Arvika, Sweden, 1986-87
·
Individual lessons in electric guitar, improvisation and arranging for undergraduate
students
Faculty, Sandviken Public Music
School, community music school, Sweden, 1985-89
·
Individual lessons in electric and acoustic guitar and electric bass to students
ages 8-18
·Six
students went on to major in music at college level, i.e., Royal College of
Music, Stockholm
·
Group lessons in improvisation and basic theory for ages 15-18
·
Coached improvisational ensembles and student big band
Clinics in electric guitar
and improvisation
·
Ingesund College of Music, Arvika, Sweden
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Birka Folkhögskola, college preparatory program, Östersund, Sweden
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Haparanda Folkhögskola, college preparatory program, Sweden
·
Sundsta High School, Karlstad, Sweden
Selected Performance Experience
Club Engagements
Birdland, NYC
Acton Jazz Café, MA
Reduta Jazz Club, Prague, Tjeck
Republic
Fashing, Stockholm, Sweden
55 Bar, NYC
Green Street Café, Cambridge,
MA
International
Festivals
Gävle Interernational Guitar Festival, Sweden, 1999
Sandviken Big Band Bang, Sweden, 1997
Kristanstad Jazz Festival, Sweden, 1996
Östersund Jazz Festival, Sweden,
1995
Dubrovnik Music Festival, Chroatsia.
1990
Zagreb Jazz Fair, Chroatsia. 1989
Concert Halls
Jordan Hall, NEC, Boston, MA
Gothenberg Symphony Hall, Sweden
Gävle Symphony Hall, Sweden
Solo Recitals
Concert at Aspnäs Towern, Östersund,
Sweden, 1983
Concert for the Bo Linde Association,
Gävle, Sweden, 1987
Master Recital, Manhattan School
of Music, 1994
Christmas Concert, Östersund,
Sweden, 1997
DMA Recital, New England Conservatory,
Boston, MA, 1998
DMA Recital, New England Conservatory
of Music, Boston, MA, 1999
DMA Recital, New England Conservatory
of Music, Boston, MA, 2000
Performed with:
Mark Murphy, Ron McClure, George
Garzone, Jeff Hirshfield, Tim Hagans, Nancy Morano, Jack Wilkins, Carla White,
and Debra Brown
Composing/Arranging Experience
Big Bands
Sandvik Big Band, Sweden
Norrbotten Big band, Sweden
Luleå Big Band, Sweden
Recorded arrangements/compositions
The Song is You,
Debra Brown with Sandviken Big Band, Four Leaf Clover Records Sweden, 1989
· “The Song is You,” Jerome Kern
/ Oscar Hammerstein
· “Since I Fell For You.” Buddy
Johnson
· “Revelation,” Russel Ferante
Big Band Wulf: Sandviken Big
Band, Phontastic, Sweden, 1992
· “City Express,” Jonny Johansson
Chamber music ensembles
Music in Dalarna, Sweden
Visby Woodwind Quintet of Gotland’s
Music Society, Visby, Sweden
Misc. ensembles at The County
Music Society, Strängnäs, Sweden
Miscellaneous. Commissions
Jörgen Smeby Bass Project:
Swedish folk music, jazz standards and original compositions by J. Johansson;
concert for double bass solo, woodwind quintet and synthesizer.
Commissioned by Gotland’s Music Society, Visby, Sweden, 1994
Tears From Heaven: song
by Peter Bertilsson and Mikael Littwold; arranged for vocal solo, piano and
string orchestra for the audition to be chosen as Swedish entry to Eurovision
Song Contest. Commissioned by Peter Bertilsson, 1995
Orpheus in Underground
by J. Offenbach: arranged in jazz/rock version for soloists,
choir and 10-piece orchestra. Commissioned
by Bollnäs High School, esthetic program, Sweden, 1996
Nordic Rhapsody:
original composition by J. Johansson, for string orchestra and big band.
Commissioned by Music in Gävleborg, Sweden, 1997
Vallrun, Åkersjön and Bakvattnet’s
Nature Resource: movie
score consisting of original music by J. Johansson, 1997
Pop Concert for Chore, Symphony
Orchestra and Rhythm Section: arrangements of songs by Queen, Abba, John Miles and Earth
Wind and Fire, 1997
Recordings
Boston Tea Party, BIBA Records, Sweden, 1999 with:
George Garzone, tenor saxophone; Bruno Råberg, bass; and Gary Fieldman, drums
Swedish Woodwind, BIBA Records, Sweden, 1999 with:
Urban Hansson, flute; and Dan Berglund, bass
Being Healthy, BIBA Records, Sweden, 1998, with
Lars Hörnfeldt, alto and soprano saxophone
With others:
For All We Know, vocalist Hayati Kafe, 1999
Varsamt, vocalist Monika Zetterlund, ”Pantermannen,” AAD,
1991
The Song is You,
vocalist Debra Brown with Sandviken Big Band, Four Leaf Clover Records Sweden,
1988
Broberg/Zetterkvist Jazz Band, 1981
Honors/Awards
Ingvar Johansson Grant, Östersund, Sweden, 2001
The Sweden-America Foundation Grant, Stockholm,
Sweden, 1995
Swedish representative to UBU’s (European Broadcast Union) yearly big band
concert, Strasbourg, France, 1991
The Outstanding Student of the Year Award, Guitar Institute of Technology,
Hollywood, CA, 1984
The Peterson-Berger Grant, Östersund, Sweden, 1983