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Tony Johnson Quartet

straight-ahead jazzswinghard bopbebop

drums

Tony Johnson is a veteran drummer and cornerstone of the San Francisco jazz scene since 1959. A master of swing and bebop, he has recorded with legendary artists including Pony Poindexter, Earl Hines, and Peggy Lee, and leads a monthly quartet at Bird & Beckett Books & Records with saxophonist Bob Kenmotsu, pianist Keith Saunders, and bassist Eric Markowitz.

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