 A
San Francisco native who grew up in the musically diverse environment
that the Bay Area offers, Johnni had the opportunity to perform with
numerous jazz, classical, latin, R&B, and funk groups. He earned
his Bachelor's Degree in Music at San Francisco State University.
Johnnie has performed with numerous artists, including
Boz Scaggs, Huey Lewis and the News, Sly & the
Family Stone, The Temptations, Tower of Power, Ben E. King, Oscar
De Leon, Larry Carlton, Donna Summers, Greg Karrukas, Third World, and the Four
Tops.
He recently toured withy Huey
Lewis and the News' summer tour with Chicago, 2005 Grammy® nominated vocalist Howard
Tate, and comeback summer European tour with Sly
& the Family Stone in 2007.
 Some of his recording credits include: Celine
Dion, Chris Isaak, Todd Rundgren, Toni Tony Tone, Dianne Schuur,
Greg Adams, Taylor Hicks, Steff Burns, and the motion picture soundtrack
for "Duets," starring Gwyneth Paltrow.
As an original member of the Greg
Adams' Band (former arranger and trumpet player
with Tower of Power), Greg's studio horn section (Chuck Findley,
Lee Thornburg, Nick Lane, Eric Marienthal, and Tom Scott), and
as a member of Bay Area groups such as Bill Champlain's the Sons
of Champlain or Dick Bright's SRO, Johnnie
spends time both in LA and the Bay Area performing and recording.
You can send email to: Johnnie
Bamont
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