| news January 7, 2012 - From GitaarPlus magazine in the Netherlands comes a great article on JA - check it out here. January 1, 2012 - Have a safe and Happy New Year! Johnny is working at Nirvana Studios on demos for his next album. Hope to see you all at the shows in 2012! December 24, 2011 - Happy Holidays everyone! JA November 14, 2011 - NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE!! I CAME HOME FROM A GREAT TOUR ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MY HOUSE WAS BURGLARIZED LAST NIGHT. AT LEAST 3 OF MY GUITARS WERE STOLEN, TWO ARE VERY RECOGNIZABLE. THEY ARE: 1) 1968 GIBSON EB-2D BASS IN RARE BURGUNDY SPARKLE METALLIC FINISH 2) GIBSON MONTANA CUSTOM ADVANCED JUMBO ACOUSTIC SUNBURST FINISH VERY RARE ONE OF 40 PIECES, IDENTIFIED BY IT'S SLIMMER BODY AND RARE 3 PIECE BACK 3) HOFNER REISSUE MCCARTNEY BASS NOT MY GERMAN ONE, BUT HOLDS SENTIMENTAL VALUE AS IT WAS A CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM MY FAMILY. ANY INFORMATION HELPFUL IN GETTING THESE INSTRUMENTS BACK WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED...PLEASE RE POST AND CHECK CRAIGSLIST ETC...THANK YOU. ja CBS News story - click here November 8, 2011 - Johnny is featured in a video from the House of Blues in Paris on Guitare TV Johnny A. from La Ou Audiovisual on Vimeo. November 4, 2011 - Johnny A. was nominated for 2011 Blues Artist of the Year by the Boston Music Awards. Johnny A. won this category in last year's awards. Now in its 24th year, the Boston Music Awards brings together the music community of New England to honor its best and brightest performers while raising funds to benefit the Music Drives Us Foundation. Please cast your votes here. Congratulations and best of luck to Johnny A.! October 22, 2011 - Johnny is flyng back from six fantastic shows at The Blue Note, in Tokyo Japan! Next, he's flying to Europe for a series of dates in the Netherlands, Belguim, and Germany! - The rescheduled West Coast dates are now up on the Shows page! September 13, 2011 - Due to an unforeseen medical emergency, the West Coast Johnny A. Tour Dates have been cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. No further information is available at this time. September 10, 2011 - Johnny A. announced three new shows at The Blue Note, Tokyo Japan on October 20, 21, and 22. April 28, 2011 - Johnny A. announced tour dates for Germany this coming November. March 28, 2011 - Johnny A. will be a featured guest guitarist appearing with the Les Paul Trio at Iridium NYC on April 25th. Click here for more information From Gibson Guitar's Lifestyle website: - The Gibson Video Interview: Johnny A. Click here March 11, 2011 - Johnny A.'s Version of "Walk Away Renee" is #4 on Gibson Guitars' 10 Greatest Valentine's Day Instrumentals. Johnny A. To Be Featured in Boston Legends All Star Concert in March and April. February 25, 2011 - Johnny will be doing a guitar clinic and workshop at Rick's Music World in Raynham MA at 7pm. Click here for more details! February 4, 2011 - Johnny A. played at the Legends of Rock And Blues at the Lynn Memorial Auditorium along with Brad Whitford, Brooks Young, James Montgomery, Edgar Winter, and Rick Derringer! December 5, 2010 - Johnny A. won the Blues Artist of the Year at the Boston Music Awards 2010 tonight at the Liberty Hotel. Johnny would like to thank everyone who voted for him and wants to congratulate former bandmate, Peter Wolf, on his win for Album of the Year! Johnny would also like to congratulate Ryan's Smashing Life on their win for Best Music Blog, and for their support of One November Night this year! Click here to see Johnny's BMA! November 16, 2010 JOHNNY A. NEEDS YOUR HELP! Hi Everyone... I need your help! I have been nominated for "Blues Artist of the Year" in the 2010 Boston Music Awards. Though I've been nominated before, I've never won. Fan voting counts for one third of the vote!! Please vote for me. Thanks, Johnny A. VOTING IS NOW CLOSED! Johnny will be performing at the BMA's on Sunday, December 5th! October 2, 2010 - Johnny played the 3rd annual Supergroup Benefit for Right Turn at Showcase Live! in Foxboro MA. On the bill was Rick Derringer, Eliot Easton, Richie Supa, Chad Smith, Ricky Byrd, Kasim Sultan, and more! Johnny played slide on Eric Clapton's, Tell The Truth- check it out here! September 22, 2010 - Johnny is honored to be asked to participate in this guitar documentary film: Turn It Up! Check it out here! July 6, 2010 - M. Ward from She and Him joins the Johnny A. guitar alumni along with Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Randy Bachman. He talks to Gibson about why the Johnny A. signature guitar is right for him- click here. June 29, 2010 - Johnny A. is featured guitarist on a new recording of the Jimmy Webb classic, "Galveston" on Webb's new CD, Just Across The River, out now! May 19, 2010 - Johnny A. performs on FOX25 Boston - click here. March 27, 2010 - Johnny A. is featured in The Alternate Root magazine - click here March 15, 2010 - Johnny A.'s DVD/CD one november night was the number 1 seller of music DVD's at Newbury Comics chain and number 8 for ALL DVD sales during its debut week! March 9, 2010 - DVD/CD release party at House of Blues Boston. March 2010 - Johnny talks with WZLX's Carter Alan. Listen to the podcast here. March 5, 2010 -Boston Globe iPod Shuffle What pops up when you put someone's music on random By Joan Anderman Globe Staff Next week Boston''s own guitar hero, Johnny A, is releasing "One November Night," a live CD/DVD set recorded at Scullers Jazz Club on - you guessed it - one night last November. To mark the occasion we asked the virtuoso shredder - who is distributing the new project through his website, www.johnnya.com - to set his iPod to shuffle and give us a glimpse of his music collection. No tracks from Johnny''s desert island artist, Chet Atkins, popped up, but Glen Campbell did. 1. "Do It All Night," Curtis Mayfield 2. "Rain, Rain," Bill Frisell 3. "Good Times Bad Times," Led Zeppelin 4. "L.A. County," Lyle Lovett 5. "Steve''s Boogie," Eric Johnson 6. "Boys," the Beatles 7. "Out of Sight," James Brown 8. "Gentle on My Mind," Glen Campbell 9. "Sling Shot," Jeff Beck 10. "Blue Echo,"Lenny Breau Total songs: "I would say four or five thousand. How do I find that out?" Glad we missed: "I think people would be very surprised to know I am a big Gerry Rafferty fan." February 24, 2010 -Johnny's interview on WCSH6.com, Portland, ME - click here February 24, 2010 -The Birth of a Great Gibson: Johnny A. tells his signature model's story- click here February 16, 2010 - Gibson Guitars Lifestyle features a speical artcle on Johnny- read it here. February 9, 2010 - Preorder your copy of "one november night" now! Shipping on March 9th.
January 10, 2010 - Johnny is pleased to announce the completion of "one november night," a live DVD/CD, recorded at Scullers Jazz Club. Release date is March 9, 2010, and pre-orders will be starting on February 9, 2010. In conjunction with this release, JohnnyA.com is being redesigned. Check back for more shows, news, and information regarding the DVD/CD and how to order!
December 22, 2009 - Vote for Johnny in Guitar Player 2009 Reader's Choice Poll- click here! August 2009 - "I am personally very saddened by the passing of Mr. Les Paul. As well as being such an iconic figure in the world of music, as a player and inventor, Les was truly a gentleman with an unbeatable sense of humor. It has been my honor to have known and played with him. His spirit will surely be missed." - Johnny A.
June 2009 - Gibson Guitars' Lifestyle Features presents "5 Sexiest Custom Shop Signature Models." Read more here |
