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Chris Johnson

Christopher "bassplayaplaya" Johnson started studying bass at the age of 7 with Project S.T.E.P. (string training educational program) at New England Conservatory. He also received his Bachelor of Music at New England Conservatory then continued his studies and earned a Master's Degree for Orchestral Performance from Manhattan School of Music. He had won a position with the New Haven Symphony while in school and continued to obtain more positions with other orchestras. Now Christopher currently lives in NYC where he is a freelancer and teaches privately. Chris plays with a wide variety of ensembles such as Rootstock Republic/ Dear Nina, Jp Jofre’s Tango Quintet, Brooklyn’s Pitch Blak Brass Band, BlackRock Philharmonic,The Recollective Orchestra, NYC Ballet, The Philadelphia Orchestra, NY Philharmonic, studio sessions for movies, commercials, and albums just to list a few. Be on the lookout for the Nina Simone Tribute Album "Dear Nina" that he recorded with Rootstock Republic.