Featured contributor, Gail Jhonson

Gail Jhonson is a pianist, vocalist, musical director, composer, educator, and author. She has journeyed through an extensive career in the music industry. She hails from Philadelphia, is a Berklee College of Music alumni, and a SNHU/Berklee Master of Music Business. Her national break was in Los Angeles with Morris Day of The Time. She relocated to California to teach at Hollywood’s Musicians Institute. She plays several genres and loves theatre. She was the resident music director of The Common Ground Theatre in San Diego. Gail has 7 CD’s penned, a nod in the 51st Grammys, and a recording artist with Shanachie Entertainment. She earned several awards, including Black Women in Jazz. Her band of 12+ years is Jazz in Pink. She is a member of NARAS and volunteers at Hands4Hope, a free after school program. As a musician, this is the short list of those she has worked with: Brenda Russell, Jermaine Jackson, Pink, Norman Brown, Patti Austin, Jeff Lorber, Bobby Womack, and Jonathan Butler.

Gail has authored method books published by Hal Leonard, including: Funk Keyboards, Dictionary of Keyboard Grooves, Jazzy Keyboards, and Write On Manuscript Papers.

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