Jesse Charnow/Drums, Armando Cepeda/Bass, Seth Blumberg/Guitar, Gilbert Castellanos/Trumpet, Leonard Patton/Vocals, Audrey Surface/Vocals, Lisa Sanders/Vocals, Leo Dombecki/Keys + Sax, Ryan Montana/Sax, Ernest Lane/Keys + Vocals, Mac Johnson/Trumpet, and me! =) Steph Johnson/Guitar+Vocals.
Influences
Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Anita Baker, Ray Charles, Steely Dan, Meshell Ndegeocello, Olive, Zero 7, Massive Attack, Groove Armada, Dave Brubeck, Sting, Bill Withers and Miles Davis to name a few.
Sounds Like
Jill Scott's little sister playing jump rope with Adele and Joss Stone, right before papa Jamiroquai comes over and starts slidin' around and sh..
"Blending Blues, Soul, Jazz, and R&B, Steph Johnson is that rare talent that captures your attention from the first note. Whether hearing her music in a live setting or on her recordings, Johnson has an amazing presence, topped off by that voice. Powerful, sultry. Then theres her deft rhythmic, jazz inflected guitar playing. All backed up by her absolute command of the stage." B. Mendoza/CityBeat/SanDiego
2009 will mark the release of her 2nd album, Mysterious Feminine. Twelve songs written, produced and recorded by Steph Johnson and Mr. DSP, an engineering and creative team lead by Leo Dombecki and Pandu White. Dombecki and White are accomplished musicians and skilled engineers who've recorded and toured with Ike Turner and Anoushka Shanker. Mysterious Feminine showcases diverse influences of Funk, Soul, R&B, Electronica, Indian, Latin and Jazz. There has been a buzz surrounding the release of Steph's highly anticipated album, slated to take place late July. Be sure to get on the mailing list to stay up to date with Steph as she plans her west coast, mid west and east coast tours in the US - and international dates planned for Venezuela, Morocco, Turkey and Germany.
2008 - Won Best Of San Diego songwriting competition
2008 - Sang National Anthem LIVE for 25,000 people at Petco Park
2007 - Two songs licensed for use with independent movie Skidmarks
2006 - Released Genesee Ave on independent label Spinster Recordings
2006 - Nominated by SDMA's for Best Local Recording
2005 - Nominated by SDMA's for Best Acoustic Performer
2004 - Nominated by SDMA's for Best Acoustic Performer
2003 (and 2002) - Began writing, singing and performing in SoCal.
Has opened/played with: Poncho Sanchez, Vonda Sheppard, Theresa Andersson, Jackie Greene, Nate James, Ernest Lane, Kings of Rhythm and more.
Past performances: The Temple Bar, Genghis Cohen, The Mint, and The Coach House, Belly Up, Anthology, Casbah, Humphrey's, Artwalk festival, Adams Ave St Fair, and countless private parties and house concerts.
and welcome to this internet friendship/cyber-buddie..........thang.
i trust that this message finds you happy and healthy and that your schedule allows you extended moments of peace, joy, tranquility and abundance.
i look forward to future pure-positive communications between us of a mutually beneficial nature.
pass by my page and comment me sometime so that my other friends can see you, and feel free to network with any of them. they are all, like you, special people.
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R&B soul movement straight from the city of san diego....check the page for music from every artist apart of the movement & check the page for tour show dates....
Hey...Steph...thank for the add...you really have a great voice"...its very soulful"...so be on a look out for my new albums with Grammy bass player "Stuart Hamm who is Jeff Beck bass player.....and another albums with "Romanowski....so I'm leaving now to go play solo piano....I have a pack house"...peace,blessing
hey girl you were "the SHIT" last night! Keep on doing what you're doing! If we can be there we will be in front "where ever" you are! We loved you "acousticly" at Pride and we love you with "the band"! Both times you all kicked ass! Sax man, git fiddle man, boom boom boom base man, i got the beat drummer man and mr fingers on the keyboard! ya'll kicked ass! Keep spreading the love thru music! M&M
