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Jonah Parzen-Johnson is a baritone saxophonist based in Brooklyn, New York.<ref name="Primary Records">{{cite web|title=Primary Records | Jonah Parzen-Johnson|url=http://primaryrecords.org/jonah-parzen-johnson/|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref> He was in born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up on Chicago's South Side. He completed a Bachelor's of Music in jazz studies at New York University in 2010,<ref name="Student Bios">{{cite web|title=Jonah Parzen-Johnson|url=http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/students/bios/parzen-johnson|publisher=NYU Steinhardt|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref>. In Chicago, Parzen-Johnson studied under members of the AACM including Mwata Bowden.<ref name="Capital Bop">{{cite web|last=Stewart|first=Luke|title=Jonah Parzen-Johnson brings soul-searching solo sax to the Dunes|url=http://capitalbop.com/2012/06/06/news-jonah-parzen-johnson-brings-soul-searching-solo-sax-to-the-dunes/|publisher=Capital Bop|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref> He is a member of Zongo Junction, a Brooklyn Afrobeat ensemble, for which he performs and composes.<ref name="Go Folk Yourself">{{cite web|last=Bal|first=Jessica|title=Zongo Junction|url=http://folkyourself.com/2012/09/11/zongo-junction/|publisher=Go Folk Yourself|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref> Jonah Parzen-Johnson performs regularly as a solo saxophonist and his music for solo baritone saxophone, which references the town of Michiana Indiana, balances simple melodic passages with extended techniques including circular breathing, multi-phonics, and overtones<ref name="Mountain Xpress">{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Bryan|title=On The Beach|url=http://www.mountainx.com/article/43351/On-the-beach|publisher=Mountain Xpress|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref>, as he explores his interest in folk music<ref name=Emusic>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Dave|title=Never Mind the Category: Jonah Parzen-Johnson “Michiana”|url=http://www.emusic.com/17dots/2012/09/07/never-mind-the-category-jonah-parzen-johnson-michiana/|publisher=Emusic|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref> and avante-jazz methodology.<ref name="TimeOut New York">{{cite web|title=Killer Bob + Gym, Deer + Jonah Parzen-Johnson + The Due Dilligence|url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/killer-bob-gym-deer-jonah-parzen-johnson-the-due-dilligence-death-by-audio-june-3-2012|publisher=TimeOut New York|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref>
Jonah Parzen-Johnson is a baritone saxophonist based in Brooklyn, New York.<ref name="Primary Records">{{cite web|title=Primary Records | Jonah Parzen-Johnson|url=http://primaryrecords.org/jonah-parzen-johnson/|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref> He was in born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up on Chicago's South Side. He completed a Bachelor's of Music in jazz studies at New York University in 2010,<ref name="Student Bios">{{cite web|title=Jonah Parzen-Johnson|url=http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/students/bios/parzen-johnson|publisher=NYU Steinhardt|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref>. In Chicago, Parzen-Johnson studied under members of the AACM including Mwata Bowden.<ref name="Capital Bop">{{cite web|last=Stewart|first=Luke|title=Jonah Parzen-Johnson brings soul-searching solo sax to the Dunes|url=http://capitalbop.com/2012/06/06/news-jonah-parzen-johnson-brings-soul-searching-solo-sax-to-the-dunes/|publisher=Capital Bop|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref> He is a member of Zongo Junction, a Brooklyn Afrobeat ensemble, for which he performs and composes.<ref name="Go Folk Yourself">{{cite web|last=Bal|first=Jessica|title=Zongo Junction|url=http://folkyourself.com/2012/09/11/zongo-junction/|publisher=Go Folk Yourself|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref> Jonah Parzen-Johnson performs regularly as a solo saxophonist and his music for solo baritone saxophone, which references the town of Michiana Indiana, balances simple melodic passages with extended techniques including circular breathing, multi-phonics, and overtones<ref name="Mountain Xpress">{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Bryan|title=On The Beach|url=http://www.mountainx.com/article/43351/On-the-beach|publisher=Mountain Xpress|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref>. Parzen-Johnson's solo music explores his interest in folk music<ref name=Emusic>{{cite web|last=Sumner|first=Dave|title=Never Mind the Category: Jonah Parzen-Johnson “Michiana”|url=http://www.emusic.com/17dots/2012/09/07/never-mind-the-category-jonah-parzen-johnson-michiana/|publisher=Emusic|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref> and avante-jazz methodology.<ref name="TimeOut New York">{{cite web|title=Killer Bob + Gym, Deer + Jonah Parzen-Johnson + The Due Dilligence|url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/killer-bob-gym-deer-jonah-parzen-johnson-the-due-dilligence-death-by-audio-june-3-2012|publisher=TimeOut New York|accessdate=9-18-2012}}</ref>




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Jonah Parzen-Johnson is a baritone saxophonist based in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He was in born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up on Chicago's South Side. He completed a Bachelor's of Music in jazz studies at New York University in 2010,[2]. In Chicago, Parzen-Johnson studied under members of the AACM including Mwata Bowden.[3] He is a member of Zongo Junction, a Brooklyn Afrobeat ensemble, for which he performs and composes.[4] Jonah Parzen-Johnson performs regularly as a solo saxophonist and his music for solo baritone saxophone, which references the town of Michiana Indiana, balances simple melodic passages with extended techniques including circular breathing, multi-phonics, and overtones[5]. Parzen-Johnson's solo music explores his interest in folk music[6] and avante-jazz methodology.[7]


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  1. ^ "Primary Records". Retrieved 9-18-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Text "Jonah Parzen-Johnson" ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Jonah Parzen-Johnson". NYU Steinhardt. Retrieved 9-18-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ Stewart, Luke. "Jonah Parzen-Johnson brings soul-searching solo sax to the Dunes". Capital Bop. Retrieved 9-18-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ Bal, Jessica. "Zongo Junction". Go Folk Yourself. Retrieved 9-18-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Reed, Bryan. "On The Beach". Mountain Xpress. Retrieved 9-18-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ Sumner, Dave. "Never Mind the Category: Jonah Parzen-Johnson "Michiana"". Emusic. Retrieved 9-18-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ "Killer Bob + Gym, Deer + Jonah Parzen-Johnson + The Due Dilligence". TimeOut New York. Retrieved 9-18-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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