Dr. Jim Johnson

Title: Associate Professor
Dept/Program: Performing Arts, Music - Trumpet
Office: GH 382
Phone: 330-972-7592
Email: jjohnson@uakron.edu

Biography

Dr. Jim Johnson currently serves as Associate Professor of Trumpet at The University of Akron. He earned his D.M. in Trumpet Performance from The Florida State University, his M.M. in Trumpet Performance from Kansas State University, and his B.S. in Music Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Before coming to The University of Akron, Dr. Johnson was the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Kansas State University, where he performed with the Kansas State University Faculty Brass Quintet and served as the Principal Trumpet of the Salina Symphony Orchestra in Salina, Kansas. He currently performs with Conspiratus Brass, a brass duo that promotes new music by North American composers. Their first self-titled CD released in 2020 consisting of music commissioned specifically for this ensemble. Dr. Johnson is a Yamaha Performing Artist.