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Smooth Jazz & Wine Concert Series: Marcus Johnson

Sat, Feb 10

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Pittsburgh Winery @ The Cellar

Doors at 7PM | Show at 8PM | 21 and over

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Smooth Jazz & Wine Concert Series: Marcus Johnson
Smooth Jazz & Wine Concert Series: Marcus Johnson

Time & Location

Feb 10, 2024, 8:00 PM

Pittsburgh Winery @ The Cellar, 2809 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA

About the event

About Marcus Johnson:

While pursuing his JD and MBA at Georgetown, he independently produced and distributed his first CD (Lessons in Love),  which sold more than 40,000 units; a phenomenal success for an unknown independent artist’s debut release. This album helped him launch his career as a renowned jazz keyboardist/pianist, and later, he released  his second CD (Inter Alia), with staggering success.

This success caught the attention of Black Entertainment  Television (BET) founder and businessman Robert L. Johnson, who invested and partnered with Marcus to establish Marimelj Entertainment Group. Under their partnership, MEG’s label Three Keys Music housed Studio  8121, a full-service recording studio, and two music publishing companies: Marimelj Music Publishing and Three Keys Music Publishing.

As head of Three Keys Music, Johnson produced and released on the Three Keys Music label national jazz artists: Michael Lington, Jaared Arosemena, Bobby Lyle, Nick Colionne, R&B singer, Alyson Williams, neo-soul songstress, Zahzarah; and smooth jazz Saxophonists Phillip Martin and Brian Lenair.

To date, Marcus has released more than fifteen Billboard charted CDs, and has the distinction of having his groundbreaking 2008  Billboard Top 20 Contemporary Jazz FLO (For the Love Of) Anthology,  which consisted of three distinct CDs -- FLO Chill, FLO Romance and FLO  Standards - all chart Top 10 on Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts  simultaneously.

The release of Poetically Justified (2009) and This is How I Rock (2011), which were Top 20 Contemporary Jazz CDs, solidified Marcus Johnson as the heir apparent to the funky urban groove music style and sound made famous by legendary jazz greats, George Duke and Herbie Hancock.

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