Glimmer was inspired when while going through difficult times, finding a Glimmer of hope in something as simple as a ray of sunshine streaming across a darkened room.

Glimmer

This interlude was inspired by the movie Black Panther and the powerful examples of a modern, thriving Black society.

Wakandan Sun

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Late Night Jaunt

A funky little bass-driven ditty. Makes you walk with a little funk in your step.

Funky Walk

This song was inspired by a walk on the beach in Teotihuacan, Brazil.

Beach Walk

A song to motivate and drive you forward toward even better.

All In

I wrote this song for my daughter not long after she came into the world.

Allah's Song

Alileh's Song

01 Nephucci (feat. Richard Katz)

What Lies Beyond

On Sunlit Wings

Johnny Walker is a veteran bass player with over three decades of experience. An Ohio native, he was indoctrinated early into the deeply funky grooves of the region, including The Ohio Players, Slave, Sunn, Zapp, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Lakeside and Midnight Starr. Johnny started playing professionally at the age of fifteen in the bars and beer halls of Columbus, Ohio, and at various campus venues across the state. He enlisted in the Air Force with the intention of joining the Air Force band, but exceptionally high scores on a language proficiency test steered him toward the critical job field of linguistics and away from being an Air Force musician. After his stint in the military, Johnny played throughout the Baltimore/Washington DC area, including a project with Earl Klugh’s sax player Lenny Price. He also spent several years in Colorado, performing in resorts and mountain towns, as well as in Denver and Boulder, and studied with legendary Motown bassist Carol Kaye. He has also studied with Oscar Stagnaro, bassist for Paquito D’ Rivera, master saxophonist, Jerry Bergonzi, and Ed Friedland, bassist for the Mavericks. Johnny got the opportunity to study music formally when he was invited to apply to Berklee College of Music by the Chairman of the Bass Department, which led to performing and recording up and down the East Coast.  Johnny next headed west to Arizona, where he played with premier corporate event group The Robert Street Band, doing several TV spots and performing at Major League Baseball events and other high visibility venues, including international corporate events in Cancun, Mexico. His musical journey continued westward to Las Vegas, where he landed a gig at the Bellagio resort, playing two shows a night five nights a week with some of Vegas’ top musicians. Johnny then returned to Tucson, Arizona, where he connected with jazz pianist and composer Larry Redhouse, smooth jazz guitarist Steve Laury, Navajo singer Radmilla Cody, and local bands such as The Coolers and The Railbirdz. Johnny currently performs and records with legendary Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai in his both his trio and quartet.

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