Johnny Padilla

Johnny Padilla Jazz Musician Soprano, Alto & Tenor Saxophones Flute and Clarinet

Johnny Padilla is currently leading his group in support of his recording "Bright Morning" on the BP Music label. His new recording “Bright Morning” is available at CD Baby. Johnny has performed with Jimmy Buffett, Mongo Santamaria, Paquito de Rivera and Arturo Sandoval. Johnny is featured as a soloist on Mr. Buffett's platinum album “Fruitcakes” (Flute Solo on “Apocalypso”).

Johnny has been a featured artist for:

•“Jazz in Cutler Park” Waukesha, WI •“Third Ward Jazz Festival” Milwaukee, WI •“Starry Nights” Sharon-Lynne Wilson Center Brookfield, WI •“The Towers Concert” Narragansett, RI •“Arts Concert” Vero Beach, FL; •"The Miami Latin Jazz Festival" Miami, FL; •"The Dade County Youth Fair" Miami, FL; •"The Dade County Book Fair" Miami, FL; •"Tropical Nights" Hollywood, FL •"Artwalk" Hollywood, FL •"Riverwalk Sunday Brunch" Ft. Lauderdale, FL •"The Hispanic Heritage Festival" Miami, FL; •"The Beaux Arts Festival of Art" Miami, FL •“The Art Council's Concert” Key West, FL •Pleasure Island @ Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL.

Johnny has toured as a musician to Austria, The Bahamas, Canada, Colombia, England, France, Italy, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and throughout the United States of America.

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Express Milwaukee.com review: Johnny Padilla Bright Morning By Jamie Lee Rake

On stage, Milwaukee saxophonist Johnny Padilla covers a wide range, including smooth fusion, salsa and merengue. He focuses on traditional and contemporary jazz on his new CD, Bright Morning, where his sassy, inventive playing never feels constricted. Hard bop a la John Coltrane and more relaxed passages akin to Joshua Redman flow from Padilla's reed in combos of percussion, piano, bass and violoncello, often with a Latin tinge. Each of Padilla's band mates is given time to solo, but the man with the horn remains the gravitational center throughout.