Aubrey Johnson

Aubrey Johnson is a New York-based jazz vocalist, composer, and educator. Her third studio album, The Lively Air, featuring her compositions and arrangements, was released in March 2026 on Greenleaf Music to critical acclaim. Her debut record, Unraveled, featuring her original music and arrangements and produced by Steve Rodby (Pat Metheny Group), was released on Outside In Music in 2020. Play Favorites, her duo album with the pianist Randy Ingram was released on Sunnyside Records in 2022.  Among the 50+ albums Aubrey has appeared on as a sideperson are Bobby McFerrin’s Grammy-nominated release, VOCAbuLaries, Arturo O'Farrill's Grammy Award-winning album Four Questions, and Lyle Mays’ Grammy Award-winning Eberhard. Aubrey holds faculty positions at The New School and Montclair State University, and previously held positions at New England Conservatory (her alma mater), Berklee College of Music, and Queens College. Her teaching and performing with her own band and with various ensembles has taken her throughout the US, Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America.