J.J. Johnson is from Phoenix, AZ where he received his Bachelor of Music Degree from Arizona State University. In 2005, he moved to Pittsburgh, PA and worked on his Masters Degree at Carnegie Mellon University. J.J. has won positions with Pittsburgh Opera & Ballet Orchestras and Assistant Principal Viola of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. In the winter of 2010, he began performing at Radio City Music Hall in NYC with the world-famous Radio City Rockettes and made his Broadway debut in 2013 in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

Alongside his active career, Mr. Johnson also greatly enjoys teaching at the Montclair State University Extension Division and just prior to the pandemic, he was on tour with the U.S. National Company of Les Miserables. Most recently he has been named Principal Viola and Faculty of the Mostly Modern Festival and the American Modern Ensemble, along with winning a position with the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra.