Jazz Musician Billy Johnson Joins Faculty at East End Arts Council School of the Arts 
 
(Riverhead, N.Y.) – The East End Arts Council School of the Arts is pleased to welcome Billy Johnson as a new faculty member. Mr. Johnson is the son of legendary Milwaukee jazz musician, William “Scat” Johnson.

As soon as he was old enough, Billy Johnson accompanied his father to gigs at historic Bronzeville and Milwaukee clubs. He attended Wisconsin Conservatory College of Music and then migrated to New York City where he climbed the competitive ranks of the New York City Jazz scene while studying with such jazz greats as Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Buster Williams, Cecil McBee and Rufus Reid. He then did graduate studies at Long Island University, where he was later named as Bass and Jazz Combo Instructor. He played for singer Abbey Lincoln before touring with Lionel Hampton and Illinois Jaquet, with whom he played at the 1993 Presidential Inaugural Ball. He toured worldwide with Arthur Taylor (Taylor’s Wailers) as well as with other greats such as Abraham Burton, Marc Carey, Charles Davis, Wallace Roney and the Geri Allen Trio. He has been teaching for over 30 years and is now available for private music lessons.

For more information, please contact The Arts Council School of the Arts at (631) 369-2171 or visit www.eastendarts.org to learn about our educational program.
 
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