Emma Johnson - Clarinet Goes to Town
St Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, GL54 1AB
Tuesday 8th September 2026
"England's best loved clarinet player"
BBC Music Magazine
Together with John Lenehan (piano) and Paul Clarvis (drums), Emma explores the roots of jazz, from cakewalk to ragtime to spirituals,
via the music of Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington and many more, in this fresh, entertaining and crowd-pleasing programme.
Emma Johnson is one of the few clarinettists to have established a career as a solo performer, which has taken her
to venues all over the world. Johnson has made 30 recordings to date. Her album English Fantasy has been streamed 5 million times on Spotify whilst Voyage and The Mozart Album both reached the top of the classical charts.
BBC Music Magazine
Together with John Lenehan (piano) and Paul Clarvis (drums), Emma explores the roots of jazz, from cakewalk to ragtime to spirituals,
via the music of Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington and many more, in this fresh, entertaining and crowd-pleasing programme.
Emma Johnson is one of the few clarinettists to have established a career as a solo performer, which has taken her
to venues all over the world. Johnson has made 30 recordings to date. Her album English Fantasy has been streamed 5 million times on Spotify whilst Voyage and The Mozart Album both reached the top of the classical charts.
