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Wayne Wesley Johnson
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Wayne Wesley Johnson
Wayne Wesley Johnson is a guitarist that is most known for his blending of rumba flamenca rhythms with fingerstyle jazz chords and improvisation. Born and raised in New Jersey, Johnson now lives in Santa Fe, NM. He is an honorary member of the Association of Fingerstyle Guitarists, and is a member and annual performer at Chet Atkins Appreciation Society (CAAS), Guitars for Life (GFL), and is a member of the faculty at Santa Fe Community College.

Wes has released a total of 4 CDs to date including "Flamenco Festival" (Narada/Hallmark Music), "Flamenco Flavors" (IAGO/Talking Taco), "Hypnotic Safari" (Wannadu), and "Canciones del alma" Songs from the Soul (Wannadu).

Wes has recorded with Thom Bresh, Nokie Edwards (The Ventures), Edgar Cruz, Tim Farrell, Anthony "Guitar St" Smith, Ruben Romero, Tom Doyle, Lou Pallo (Les Paul Trio). Additionally, he has toured with Les Paul and performed with Mason Williams (Classical Gas), Thom Bresh, Edgar Cruz, Ruben Romero, Tom Doyle, Nokie Edwards, Tommy Emmanuel, John Nichols, and more.

The Artist has performed all over the world and has recieved the Suave Music Award for promoting American Music in Soave, Italy. In addition to his "Jazzamenco" styling, he also performs in the Chet Atkins, Merle Travis thumbpicking and in traditional jazz flatpicking styles. His musical repertoire includes many jazz standards, latin Bossa nova and samba, and a great deal of original compositions (e.g. Hypnotic Safari, Un Poco de Elfida, Rumba Azul, Baile de la paloma, Sambaleo, Entre dos Montanas, Melancolia, and others.)

Wes is the owner of Wannadu,LLC record label and Wannadu Music Publishing.