Matt Johnson

We are delighted to host Yamaha signature artist, and keyboard player, producer and long time co-writer for Jamiroquai - Matt Johnson - with full band at PizzaExpress Jazz Club. For the last 20 years Matt has been the keyboard player for Jamiroquai, co-writing most of the band’s output during that time and co-producing the last album “Automaton”. In-between working with the band he has recorded as a session player with numerous artists in many genres including Duffy, Ashanti, JP Cooper, Jax Jones, SG Lewis, Purple Disco Machine, Newton Falkner, Will Young and many more. Now Matt has released his debut solo record “With The Music” under the Splash Blue label, with a retro Jazz Funk feel.

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Jack Johnson accepted the challenge of writing a collection of children's songs to accompany the animated film version of Curious George released in 2006. The resulting soundtrack album went to number one in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and became a US million seller. Since Curious George doesn't speak in the movie, the monkey's voice is only heard through Johnson's songs. This required Johnson to research the perspective of an inquisitive monkey. After reading the screenplay, he studied sketches of Curious George until the music came to him. Guests include Ben Harper, G. Love and Matt Costa.

"Strange Imagination", the excellent debut studio solo disc from blues/rock stratmaster JAY JESSE JOHNSON, features 11 tracks (56 minutes) of bad-ass, killer Hendrix-inspired bluesy heavy guitar power trio riffage that will rock your jam house hard. It's time for fans of Hendrix, Trower & Frank Marino to rejoice and raise their heavy guitar freak flags high because "Strange Imagination" delivers. Jay Jesse Johnson is an awesome, bluesy heavy guitar axeripper who hails from Connecticut, USA. One of the best obscure players we have heard in a long time. The man is a seasoned veteran on the guitar who plays with style, class and authority as he lays down serious Hendrix-ian stratocaster bliss on the "Strange Imagination" disc. Johnson's approach to his outstanding riffage is direct and has a timeless old school heavy guitar quality with a vast array of pure tones and soul-powered earthy beauty that he pulls from his axe with ease.