GIG LIST

 

 

5/2/25 - THE SANDFELDER/JOHNSON QUINTET PLAYS THE "49TH PARALLEL" featuring NEIL SWAINSON

Upstair Jazz & Bar - 1254 Mackay,  Montreal

Musicians : Neil Swainson - Bass, Kevin Dean - Trumpet, Min Rager - Piano, Jeremy Sandfelder - Saxophone, Alex Johnson - Drums

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4/26/25 - THE ALEX JOHNSON QUARTET  featuring PAT LABARBERA & KIRK MACDONALD

CAMERON HOUSE - 408 Queen Street West, Toronto  - 8:30pm

Musicians : Pat LaBarbera - Tenor Saxophone, Kirk MacDonald - Tenor Saxophone, Dan Fortin - Bass, Alex Johnson on Drums

 

4/15/25 - MAIA PRASAD QUARTET

Upstair Jazz & Bar - 1254 Mackay,  Montreal

Maia Prasad - Voice,  Yannick Anctil - Piano, João Menegale Barbi - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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​​3/30/25 - THE ALEX JOHNSON QUARTET PLAYS THE MUSIC OF STEVE SWALLOW

Upstair Jazz & Bar - 1254 Mackay,  Montreal

Musicians : Alex Johnson - Drums, Remi-Jean LeBlanc - Electric Bass, Frank Lozano - Tenor Saxophone, Nic Ferron - Guitar

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3/29/25 - GREG AMIRAULT TRIO - La Brassée  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal 

Greg Amirault - Guitar,  Juno Hamilton - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums​

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3/21/25 - Jacob River Miilnes -  Kaffe 1870 - 715 Riverside Drive, Wakefield, Quebec

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3/16/25 - THE CONCORDIA FACULTY JAZZ COMBO - Upstairs Jazz & Bar  - 1254 Mackay,  Montreal

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3/14/25  - Neon Lagoon - Hurley's Irish Pub - 1225 Crescent Street, Montreal 

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3/10/25 - Alessio Bolusi Quintet - Barbossa Montreal  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal 

Alessio Bolusi - Tenor Sax, Nic Riverin - Trumpet, Khalil Bouaziz - Guitar, Guillaume Lefebvre - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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2/24/25 - Alessio Bolusi Quintet - Barbossa Montreal  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal 

Alessio Bolusi - Tenor Sax, Nic Riverin - Trumpet, Khalil Bouaziz - Guitar, Guillaume Lefebvre - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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2/21/25 & 2/22/25 - The Part-Timers - Sir Winston Churchill Pub - 1455 Crescent Street, Montreal 

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice,  Robbie Greenfield - Guitar,  Alex Johnson - Drums 

 

2/19/25 - The Chris George Project - Bar de Courcelle - 4685 Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal 

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums​

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2/15/25  - Victoria Malenfant Quintet - The Lamphouse Montreal ​

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1/25/25  - Neon Lagoon - Hurley's Irish Pub - 1225 Crescent Street, Montreal 

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​1/23/25 - The Chris George Project - Single Release Party "I Stutter" - Bottes et Whiskey - 2047 Mont-Royal Ave, Montreal 

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums

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1/20/25 - Alessio Bolusi Quintet - Barbossa Montreal  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal 

Alessio Bolusi - Tenor Sax, Nic Riverin - Trumpet, Khalil Bouaziz - Guitar, Guillaume Lefebvre - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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1/4/25 - Jacob River Milnes  w/ Ginella & the All-Timers - The Rainbow - Ottawa's Live Music Hall - 76 Murray St/Byward Market, Ottawa 

Alex Johnson - Drums

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12/16/24 - Alessio Bolusi Quintet - Barbossa Montreal  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal 

Alessio Bolusi - Tenor Sax, Nic Riverin - Trumpet, Khalil Bouaziz - Guitar, Guillaume Lefebvre - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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​12/13/24 - The Concordia Student Band  - Salon Urbain, Place des Arts,  Montreal 

Alex Johnson - Drums 

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12/12/24 - A Very Merry Country Christmas & Bryan Li plays Charlie Brown - Lamphouse, Montreal 

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11/29/24 & 11/30/24  - The Part-Timers - Sir Winston Churchill Pub - 1455 Crescent Street, Montreal 

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice,  Robbie Greenfield - Guitar,  Alex Johnson - Drums 

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11/22/24  - June Lagoon - Hurley's Irish Pub - 1225 Crescent Street, Montreal 

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11/17/24 - THE JEREMY SANDFELDER QUINTET ALBUM LAUNCH "PASSING TIME"

Upstair Jazz & Bar - 1254 Mackay,  Montreal

Musicians : Jeremy Sandfelder – tenor saxophone, Gabriel Audet-Bourgault – guitar, Josh Rager – piano, Dave Watts – bass, Alex Johnson – drums

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11/3/24 - THE ALEX JOHNSON QUINTET PLAYS THE MUSIC OF BILL EVANS featuring ROBIN CHEMTOV & DAVE WATTS

Upstair Jazz & Bar - 1254 Mackay,  Montreal

Musicians : Alex Johnson - Drums, Robin Chemtov - Piano, Dave Watts - Bass

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10/18/24  - Neon Lagoon -  Hurley's Irish Pub - 1225 Crescent Street, Montreal  

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10/11/24 - The Chris George Project - L'Hemisphere Gauche - 221 Beaubien Est,  Montreal

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums

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10/7/24 - Alessio Bolusi Quintet - Barbossa Montreal  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal 

Alessio Bolusi - Tenor Sax, Nic Riverin - Trumpet, Khalil Bouaziz - Guitar, Guillaume Lefebvre - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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9/27/24 & 9/28/24  - The Part-Timers - Sir Winston Churchill Pub - 1455 Crescent Street, Montreal 

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice,  Robbie Greenfield - Guitar,  Alex Johnson - Drums 

 

​9/21/24  - Ginella & the All-Timers -  Quai des Brumes - 4481 rue St Denis, Montreal 

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​​9/13/24 -  Jacob River Milnes  - Rupert Fair - Rupert Fairgrounds, Rupert, QC

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9/12/24 - Jacob River Miilnes -  CityFolk Music Festival - Lansdowne Parke, Ottawa, ON

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9/10/24 - The Chris George Project & Jacob River Milnes - L'Escogriffe Bar Spectale - 4461 St-Denis, Montreal

Alex Johnson - Drums 

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9/5/24 - The Chris George Project - LIVE! on Elgin - 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums

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9/2/24 - Alessio Bolusi Quintet - Barbossa Montreal  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal 

Alessio Bolusi - Tenor Sax, Nic Riverin - Trumpet, Khalil Bouaziz - Guitar, Guillaume Lefebvre - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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8/17/24 - The Chris George Project & Jacob River Milnes - Petit Campus - 57b Rue Prince-Arthur Est, Montreal

Alex Johnson - Drums (CGP & JRM)

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8/9/24 - Fierte Montreal Festival

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8/8/24 - The Chris George Project - The Toucan & Kirkpatrick's  - 76 Princess Street, Kingston, ON

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums

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7/31/24 - Zabumbe - Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill - 1254 Mackay, Montreal

 Alex Johnson - Drums

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7/19/24 - Jose Cordoba's Delaossa Trio - Tribute to Thelonius Monk - Brasserie Beaubien - 73 Beaubien E,  Montreal

Alex Johnson - Drums

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7/13/24 - The Chris George Project - Barfly - 4062A St Laurent Blvd,  Montreal

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Jacob River Milnes - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums

 

7/11/24 - The Chris George Project - L'Hemisphere Gauche - 221 Beaubien Est,  Montreal

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums

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7/9/24 - Jess Abran w/The Chris George Project - Comedie sur la Well Festival - Bar Palco - 4019 Wellington St, Verdun

Jess Abran - Voice/Guitar, Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar, Juan Quintero - Bass,  Alex Johnson - Drums

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6/24/24 - Alessio Bolusi Quintet - Barbossa Montreal  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal 

Alessio Bolusi - Tenor Sax, Nic Riverin - Trumpet, Khalil Bouaziz - Guitar, Guillaume Lefebvre - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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6/23/24 - THE ALEX JOHNSON QUINTET PLAYS THE MUSIC OF KENNY WHEELER  featuring JENNIFER BELL & BILL MAHAR

Upstair Jazz & Bar - 1254 Mackay,  Montreal

Musicians : Alex Johnson - Drums, Jennifer Bell - Saxophone, Bill Mahar - Trumpet, Jeff Johnston - Piano, Fraser Hollins - Bass

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6/21/24 - Backwater Township - National Indigenous Peoples Day - Verdun Parc - 3750 Gaetan Laberge Blvd, Verdun

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6/14/24 - The Chris George Project - FESTIVAL sur le CANAL - Bar de Courcelle - 4685 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums 

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6/1/24 - The Chris George Project - Sir Winston Churchill Pub - 1455 Crescent Street, Montreal 

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums 

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5/29/24  - The Chris George Project - Honey Martin Pub - 5916 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal 

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums 

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5/20/24 - Alessio Bolusi Quintet - Barbossa Montreal  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal 

Alessio Bolusi - Tenor Sax, Nic Riverin - Trumpet, Khalil Bouaziz - Guitar, Guillaume Lefebvre - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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5/18/24 - Neon Lagoon - Hurley’s Irish Pub - 1225 Crescent Street, Montreal - 10pm

Hayden Rabinovitch - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Alex Johnson - Drums

 

5/10/24 -  JACOB RIVER MILNES and ALLYSANN MEI - Le MAI/SON  - Montreal

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4/25/24 - THE ALEX JOHNSON QUARTET  featuring BILL COON & JODI PROZNICK

TYRANT STUDIOS - 1019 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC 

Musicians : Bill Coon - Guitar, Jodi Proznick- Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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4/22/24 - Alessio Bolusi Quintet - Barbossa Montreal  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal 

Alessio Bolusi - Tenor Sax, Nic Riverin - Trumpet, Khalil Bouaziz - Guitar, Guillaume Lefebvre - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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4/20/24 - PlateauSheaga Festival  -  5 Venues in the Plateau, Montreal 

Alex Johnson  played with JACOB RIVER MILNES and ALLYSANN MEI

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4/13/24 - The Charles Ellison Quintet - Final Day of The Golden Square Mile Exhibition

Galerie Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery - 1400 boul Maisonneuve W, LB-165, Montreal

Musicians : Charles Ellison – trumpet, Andres Vial – piano, Adrian Vedady - bass, Baron Tymas - guitar, Alex Johnson –drums

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4/6/24 - The Chris George Project - Piranha Bar - 680 St Catherine W, Montreal 

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums 

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4/4/24 - Maya Lucina - Bossa & Jazz - Casa del Popolo  - 4873 St. Laurent Boulevard, Montreal

Alex Johnson - Drums 

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3/25/24 - Alessio Bolusi Quintet - Barbossa Montreal  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal 

Alessio Bolusi - Tenor Sax, Nic Riverin - Trumpet, Khalil Bouaziz - Guitar, Guillaume Lefebvre - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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3/23/24 - The Chris George Project - Hurley’s Irish Pub - 1225 Crescent Street, Montreal 

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums 

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3/20/24  - The Chris George Project - Quai des Brumes - 4481 rue St Denis, Montreal 

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums 

Alex also played second show with THE JACOB RIVER MILNES MUSIC GROUP

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3/17/24 - Grace Clark - Casa del Popolo  - 4873 St. Laurent Boulevard, Montreal

Alex Johnson - Drums 

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3/16/24 - THE ALEX JOHNSON QUARTET  featuring ALLISON AU

CAMERON HOUSE - 408 Queen Street West, Toronto

Musicians : Allison Au - Saxophone, Daniel Fortin - Bass, Sam Dickinson - Guitar, Alex Johnson - Drums

Also played second show at Cameron House, same evening with GINELLA & THE ALL-TIMERS  w/ULTRAFOX

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3/10/24 - THE ALEX JOHNSON QUINTET PLAYS THE MUSIC OF CHARLIE PARKER  featuring RÉMI BOLDUC

Upstair Jazz & Bar - 1254 Mackay,  Montreal

Musicians : Alex Johnson - Drums, Rémi Bolduc - Saxophone, Marie-Fatima Rudolph - Piano, Rafael Salazar - Trumpet, Alex Walkington - Bass

 

2/19/24 - Alessio Bolusi Quintet - Barbossa Montreal  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal - 9pm-3am

Alessio Bolusi - Tenor Sax, Nic Riverin - Trumpet, Khalil Bouaziz - Guitar, Guillaume Lefebvre - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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2/16/24 - The Chris George  Project - O'Callaghan's Pub - 60 rue Augusta, Sorel-Tracy, QC

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums 

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2/13/24 - The Chris George Project - L'Escogriffe Bar Spectale - 4461 St-Denis, Montreal

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums 

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1/26/24 - The Chris George Project - URSA Mtl - 5589 Park Ave, Montreal

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums 

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1/24/24 - The Chris George Project - Bar de Courcelle - 4685 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal

Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Robbie Greenfield - Guitar, Bryan Li - Keyboards, Alex Johnson - Drums 

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1/19/24 - The Charles Ellison Quintet - Upstair Jazz & Bar - 1254 Mackay,  Montreal

Musicians : Charles Ellison – trumpet, Andres Vial – piano, Ira Coleman - bass, Dave Turner – sax, Alex Johnson –drums

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1/14/24 - Sycamore Street  & Jacob River Milnes - Quai des Brumes - 4481 rue St-Denis, Montreal  

Alex will be playing with both acts

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1/8/24 - Alessio Bolusi Quintet - Barbossa Montreal  - 3956A Saint Laurent, Montreal 

Alessio Bolusi - Tenor Sax, Nic Riverin - Trumpet, Khalil Bouaziz - Guitar, Guillaume Lefebvre - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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1/7/24 - THE ALEX JOHNSON QUARTET PLAYS THE MUSIC OF THELONIOUS MONK  featuring ANDRÉS VIAL

Upstair Jazz & Bar - 1254 Mackay,  Montreal

Musicians : Alex Johnson - Drums, Andrés Vial - Piano, Bogdan Gumenyuk - Tenor Saxophone, Rémi-Jean LeBlanc - Bass

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12/29/23 - Steve Rosenbloom Quartet -   La Petite Marche - 5035 St-Denis, Montreal 

Steve Rosenbloom - Saxophone, Mike DeMasi - Bass, Chad Lindsay, Alex Johnson - Drums

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12/23/23 - Neon Lagoon - Hurley’s Irish Pub - 1225 Crescent Street, Montreal - 10pm

Hayden Rabinovitch - Guitar/Voice, Juan Quintero - Bass, Chris Vassiliadis - Guitar/Voice, Alex Johnson - Drums

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12/17/23 - Tevet Sela Trio - Bar Bootlegger - 3841 St. Laurent Blvd, Montreal 

Tevet Sela - Sax, Liam Tucker - Bass, Alex Johnson - Drums

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12/15/23 - The Gardeners- Hurley’s Irish Pub - 1225 Crescent Street, Montreal - 10pm

Alex Johnson - Drums

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12/10/23 - Sycamore Street w/ Big Blue- Live at the Lamphouse  - Montreal - 7 pm

Bryan Li - Piano, Juan Quintero - Bass, Alex Ginella - Violin, Buna Wanderley - Cello, Alex Johnson - Drums

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