Vincent
Johnson’s multifaceted approach to ragtime and syncopated piano music is
both forward thinking and historically minded. As a pianist, he is dedicated to
the oft-forgotten novelty piano style and peppers his performances with
renditions of rarely heard compositions. As a transcriber, he is as likely to be
transcribing a syncopated song arrangement from a Duo-Art piano roll as he is to
be transcribing the latest composition of a fellow Southern California ragtimer.
As a composer, Johnson combines the format and parlance of historical rags and
piano novelties with his own humor and sensibilities to create a personal,
unique style. His “… And So Fourth!” won 1st
prize in the 2014 World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing New Rag Contest.
Vincent regularly performs at ragtime clubs and festivals throughout California,
and his compositions have been formally programmed by pianists from Manhattan to
Hungary. Johnson’s debut CD My Pet,
featuring novelty piano solos, was released in 2013.
Vincent
Johnson’s multifaceted approach to ragtime and syncopated piano music is
both forward thinking and historically minded. As a pianist, he is dedicated to
the oft-forgotten novelty piano style and peppers his performances with
renditions of rarely heard compositions. As a transcriber, he is as likely to be
transcribing a syncopated song arrangement from a Duo-Art piano roll as he is to
be transcribing the latest composition of a fellow Southern California ragtimer.
As a composer, Johnson combines the format and parlance of historical rags and
piano novelties with his own humor and sensibilities to create a personal,
unique style. His “… And So Fourth!” won 1