Aubrey Johnson

Aubrey Johnson is a New York City–based vocalist, composer, and educator; she specializes in jazz, Brazilian styles, and creative contemporary music. Her well-controlled soprano is expressed with emotional acuity. She has appeared on more than 50 albums; among them are Grammy-winning albums by Bobby McFerrin (VOCAbuLaries, 2010), Arturo O'Farrill (Four Questions, 2010), and Lyle Mays' Eberhard (2021). Illuminations, her full-length debut, appeared in 2016 and was followed by Unraveled in 2020, co-produced with Steve Rodby. In 2022, she and pianist Randy Ingram teamed on Play Favorites, offering duets interpreting various pop, jazz, and Brazilian standards. With a sextet co-billed to Dave Douglas and Helen Sung, she appeared on Lives of the Saints: Portraits in Song with Words by David Hajdu in 2025. In March 2026, she issued The Lively Air, her Greenleaf Music debut. Johnson contributed four original compositions, while her violinist, Tomoko Omura, contributed one.