Bruce Johnstone
Jazz musician from New Zealand

Bruce Johnstone

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Jazz musician from New Zealand
Gender:
Male
Places:
New Zealand
Is:
Jazz musicianMusicianSaxophonist
Work field:
Music
Birth:
1 September 1943(Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington Region, New Zealand)
Star sign:
Virgo
Instruments:
Baritone saxophone
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Bruce Johnstone (born September 1, 1943) is a jazz baritone saxophonist. He also plays alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute, and is Director of Jazz Studies at SUNY Fredonia. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Johnstone was with Maynard Ferguson’s band from 1972 to 1976, after having played in Denmark with Ben Webster and Dexter Gordon, and London with Stan Kenton. He regularly featured in Down Beat magazine’s Readers Poll behind Gerry Mulligan and Pepper Adams. In the mid-1970s, he was a founder-member of the jazz-funk band New York Mary, and in 1977 he joined The Woody Herman Band and toured and recorded with the band until April 1978.

Discography

As leader/co-leader
  • 1976: New York Mary (Arista/Freedom Records)
  • 1976: A Piece of the Apple (Arista/Freedom Records)
As sidman

With Maynard Feguson

  • 1973: M.F.Horn|3 (Columbia)
  • 1974: Chameleon (Columbia)
  • 1974: M.F. Horn 4&5: Live At Jimmy's

Woody Herman

  • 1978: Road Father (Century Records)
  • 1978: Chick, Donald, Walter & Woodrow (Century Records)

Various

  • 1975: Night Life – Luther Allison
  • 1976: Creative Orchestra Music 1976 – Anthony Braxton