• ​A multi-talented force of sound that ushers forth a unique musical conceptualization with a genre all their own.
• Sony Innovators Award (1988) winner
• Toured and recorded with major label legends such as Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, Jaheim, Ashford and Simpson, Kenny Garrett, and more.
• "Overdrive," from their newly released album has been a chart topper, recently hitting the Billboard #1 spot.

Top Shelf

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Ferrario Southern Tier Jazz Festival!

The Ferrario Southern Tier Jazz Festival is a charity event to support Economic Opportunity Program.  EOP sends a big THANK YOU to all our Sponsors.  Festival ticket proceeds benefit EOP.

Sponsors

Marcus Johnson

• An urban groove sound that highlights driving piano lines.
• Over 15 successful studio albums that receive over 5.1 million spins per year on Pandora.
• CEO of FLO Brands, a music publishing, production, and lifestyle branding company.
• Three distinct albums all charted Top 10 Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts simultaneously.

HEAR MARCUS JOHNSON MUSIC NOW!

• International Jazz artist, recording on four different continents since the beginning of his career.
• Sony Innovators Award (1988) winner
• Worked with such Jazz and Pop stars including George Benson, Grover Washington Jr, Will Downing, Marion Meadows, Pieces of a Dream, Phil Perry, Chuck Loeb and Chieli Minucci
• "One of the most ubiquitous and ingenius chameleons of Contemporary Jazz"

JT Project

Bob Baldwin

• EOP's very own Anita Lewis brings the hits with her group Top Shelf!
• As a local favorite, Top Shelf has been opening for the Ferrario Southern Tier Jazz Festival since its inception in 2012.
• Anita knows how to get a show started and what the Southern Tier brings to the music scene!