WAYNE JOHNSON

2004 Grammy Award Winner Wayne Johnson, joined the pop/jazz vocal group, Manhattan Transfer, after attending Berklee College of Music in the late 70’s. Since then, Wayne has taken plenty of time off from the gig to keep his solo interests alive. Wayne's "Trio", with Bill Berg on drums and Jimmy Johnson on bass, has also been performing and recording since the late 70's. With six Trio recordings and two solo acoustic CDs to his credit, Wayne has also recorded and performed with an eclectic group of artists in addition to the Manhattan Transfer. During the last 5 year hiatus from the M.T., Wayne performed & recorded with Rickie Lee Jones for two years and opened as a solo acoustic act for John Tesh for 2 years. In addition to recording many sessions for a variety of artists, he toured and recorded with Japanese pop/jazz artist Akiko Yano as well as Lee read more...