JOHNSON, JAMES PRICE

JOHNSON, JAMESPRICE (JAMESP.). Jazz pianist (1 February 1894 in New Brunswick, New Jersey; 17 November 1955 in New York, New York). He first studied piano with his mother, a pianist, then later with Ernest Green and Bruto Giannini, among others. When he was in his teens, his family moved to New York. He obtained his musical education in the public schools of New Brunswick and New York. In 1912 he began playing professionally at summer resorts; later he played...