JOHNSON, JAMES LOUIS (J. J.
). Jazz trombonist/Film composer ( in Indianapolis, Indiana). He began piano study at the age of eleven and trombone study at fourteen. He obtained his musical education in the public schools of Indianapolis, Indiana, where he came under the influence of
Norman Merrifield
and
LaVerne Newsome
at Crispus Attucks
High School. Later he studied with Earl Hagen . During the 1940s he played and arranged music with various groups, including...