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Wayne Wesley Johnson

Wayne Wesley Johnson is a professional Award Winning Guitarist who formerly toured with guitar legend, Les Paul, recorded and performed with Nokie Edwards (The Ventures), and others, and has performed with Mason Williams (Classical Gas). He has sold over 80,000 CDs worldwide and his music is heard Internationally on over 400 radio stations and on "Roswell," "Malcolm in the Middle," Discovery Channel, "Outward Bound," MTV's "Made," and the Weather Channel to name but a few. He has toured and performed all over the world including China, Israel, Europe, South America and in most of the 50 states.

Wayne Wesley Johnson is also a dynamic player in that he is filled with emotion and expression. There may be soft romantic passages complimented by more energetic and exciting moments always keeping the listeners and audiences engaged in the musical moment.

Wayne now spends his time touring, performing, songwriting, recording and producing music for his own artist owned Wannadu record label.

Awards

AWARDS AND/OR OTHER NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: - WWJ has performed and toured with Living Guitar Legend, Les Paul - WWJ has performed and recorded with Nokie Edwards (The Ventures) , Thom Bresh (Merle Travis' Son), Tom Doyle, Lou Pallo, Gao Hong, Tim Farrell, Anthony Smith, Edgar Cruz, Ruben Romero, Mario Reynolds, Matthew Vaughn, Jon Gagan, Josef Martinez, Ben Lucero, K.C. Morris and others. - WWJ has performed with Mason Williams (Composer of Classical Gas) - Opened for "Acoustic Alchemy" / Santa Fe, NM - World Class Recording & Performing Artist...NAMM/BMI/NARAS - New Mexico Music Awards Finalist-2016 Best Instrumental / Best Jazz Categories - New Mexico Jazz Workshop NMJW Board of Directors - Board Member - "Artist of the Month" New Mexico Music Commission - Twice nominated for the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award. - Guitar Instructor / Adjunct faculty Santa Fe Community College - Honorary Member AFG — Association of Fingerstyle Guitarists - Annual Performer/Member CAAS — Chet Atkins Appreciation Society - Soave, Italy Guitar Festival Award Winner - GFL — Guitars for Life Award Winner - John Lennon Songwriter's Contest Finalist - “Baile de la Paloma“ - Dance Category - Grammy Award Contender - 1st round of voting - “Canciones del Alma” - The Akademia Award - Best World Beat Album - August 2018 - ‘Jazzamenco’ - WAYNE'S MUSIC ON TV/FILMS... MTV's "Made", Roswell, Malcolm in the Middle, Discovery Channel, Outward Bound, The Weather Channel.


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Album Review

Wayne Wesley Johnson & Friends: Jazzamenco

Read "Jazzamenco" reviewed by Jack Bowers


The well-traveled and now New Mexico-based guitarist Wayne Wesley Johnson pulls out all the stops on the generally engaging double-CD set Jazzamenco, using (at various times) no less than seven guest guitarists, saxophone, Latin percussion, pan flute, charango and Chinese pipa to amplify the rhythm section of keyboards, bass and drums (which is present and accounted for on an indeterminate number of the session's thirty tracks, fifteen on each disc). As the saying goes, with friends like these . . ...

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aijai Jackson of The Jazz Network Worldwide - Prweb.com Featured This Week on The Jazz Network Worldwide: Guitarist Wayne Wesley Johnson launches website and his new single “Ticklestick”.

Wayne Wesley Johnson launches innovative website sharing his internationally recognized award winning world-class artistry showcasing his new single “Ticklestick” off his upcoming remastered “Jazzmenco” recording.

This charismatic performer has shared the stage with some of the world's finest guitarists. Formerly a drummer and touring companion with legendary guitarists Les Paul and Nokie Edwards (The Ventures), Wayne has also shared the stage with Mason Williams, George Benson, Bucky Pizzarelli, BB King, Scotty Moore, Howard Roberts, Larry Carlton, Chet Atkins, Thom Bresh (Son of the legendary guitarist Merle Travis), Tom Doyle, Ruben Romero, Antonio Mendoza, Tommy Emmanuel, Seymour Duncan, Stephen Bennett, Stephen King, Richard Smith, Anthony Smith, Tim Farrell, Edgar Cruz, Lou Pallo (The Les Paul Trio), Jon Paris, and more.

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Jazzamenco

Self Produced
2018

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