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deron johnson -lrb- musician -rrb-

deron johnson is an american jazz keyboardist .
beginning at the age of sixteen , johnson became hooked on jazz music and attended california state university long beach where he continued his pursuit with private lessons from billy childs .
in 1991 , after touring with pop idol paula abdul , johnson was discovered by the trumpeter miles davis .
johnson did three european tours and two american tours with davis before he died , and recorded the keyboards on his last cd effort called `` doo-bop '' .
johnson then toured extensively and recorded with jazz bassist stanley clarke and david sanborn .
in 1996 , johnson began to focus on original projects , along with more touring and more recordings with artists including alanis morissette , boz scaggs , and seal .
johnson has continued to write and record for television and began recording his first solo effort entitled `` learning to crawl . ''
