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A. Christopher "A.D." Johnson

FREELANCE JAZZ SESSION DRUMMER Contact me via Cell = 845 901 4072, Set Lists to = [email protected]

About Me

Playing original hard swinging Hard Bop, funky Post-Bop, Contemporary R&B, and Hip-Hop Jazz, with talented musicians, soulful but jazzy vocalists, and Spoken-Word Poets / Hip-Hop M.C.��s, in the great studios of Westchester County, and New York City.

Staying sharp with all Jazz standards, and also keeping my ��real Hip-Hop�� breakbeat chops up to par, that I often incorporate slickly, into my Hard Bop, and funky Post-Bop swing, and obviously into my Contemporary R&B, my Hip-Hop Jazz grooves.

INFLUENCES ��Philly Joe�� Jones, Ben Riley, Max Roach, Art Blakey, Montez Coleman, Chris ��Daddy�� Dave.

EQUIPMENT PDP by DW 14�� x 4�� Eric Hernandez Signature maple snare, for my Gretsch Renown maple 4-piece Bop drum kit.

Zildjian 14�� A Series Quick Beat Hi Hat pair, 18�� Avedis ride with 3 rivets, 20�� K Constantinople Medium ride.

Vic Firth American Concept Freestyle 7A drumsticks, Heritage rubber handle brushes, 16 dowel Rutes, 3 channel 50W Roland KC-80 Keyboard Amp.

My Jazz Story