Okorie Johnson's guest appearances

Okorie Johnson

13th Floor Lounge Podcast - Leatrice Ellzy

The WonderRoot Podcast Series

Life Gets Hairy

North Avenue Lounge

aijcast

CARLTON MACKEY

Marcus Rosentrater

John Sandford

Augusten Burroughs

Ashley Anderson

Mark Kendall

Shane Mauss

Terry Tempest Williams

Sarah Lewis

Michael Cerveris

Tero Isokauppila

Elizabeth Anderson

Joe Pettis

Dana Robinson

Shannon Cason

OwlTail

Okorie Johnson is an amazing cellist / composer in Atlanta. We talked about the power of music, his crazy interaction with the pope at 4 years old, Inner city living while in prep school, racism, and how we can do our apart to see it change. It was an honor to talk to such a wise human!

Okorie Johnson is an amazing cellist / composer in Atlanta. We talked about the power of music, his crazy interaction with the pope at 4 years old, Inner city living while in prep school, racism, and how we can do our apart to see it change. It was an honor to talk to such a wise human!

Episode 101 - Okorie Johnson 

Guest: Okorie JohnsonMeet cellist Okorie Johnson of okcello.com and hear tracks from his debut album "Liminal."Host: Amanda Plumb

Guest: Okorie Johnson Meet cellist Okorie Johnson of <a href="http://okcello.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">okcello.com</a> and hear tracks from his debut album "Liminal." Host: Amanda Plumb

Okorie Johnson - 1/11/2016

Before we introduce you to this week's guest, we would like to thank you for all of the great feedback you shared after listening to the first episode of the 13th Floor Lounge.  We are thrilled that you enjoyed it, were informed and inspired. I love those of you who critiqued - WITH NOTES. Thank you for helping us be better. Keep listening and keep letting us know what you think. This week's guest is cellist Okorie Johnson.  Okorie has been playing cello for more than 30 years. A graduate of Morehouse College, he played with Spelman College’s string ensemble, and has studied with Oliver Edel at the Levine School of Music in Washington, DC. His specialty is melodic cello accompaniment to acoustic, guitar-based soul, folk and jazz. He has accompanied and recorded with acts like Donnie, Doria Roberts, Marathon (Chuck Carrier), Tony Rich Project, Jennifer Daniels, Grammy award-winning artist India.Arie, Jason Michael Green, Leah Morgan, progressive rock notables The Muffins, Khari Cabral Simmons, Doria Roberts, Brenda Nicole Moorer, Callaghan, Anthony David, and De La Soul. For more information on Okorie Johnson, visit his website at okcello.com.  Enjoy this week's 13th Floor Lounge Podcast!

Before we introduce you to this week's guest, we would like to thank you for all of the great feedback you shared after listening to the first episode of the 13th Floor Lounge.  We are thrilled that you enjoyed it, were informed and inspired. I love those of you who critiqued - WITH NOTES. Thank you for helping us be better. Keep listening and keep letting us know what you think. This week's guest is cellist Okorie Johnson.  Okorie has been playing cello for more than 30 years. A graduate of Morehouse College, he played with Spelman College’s string ensemble, and has studied with Oliver Edel at the Levine School of Music in Washington, DC. His specialty is melodic cello accompaniment to acoustic, guitar-based soul, folk and jazz. He has accompanied and recorded with acts like Donnie, Doria Roberts, Marathon (Chuck Carrier), Tony Rich Project, Jennifer Daniels, Grammy award-winning artist India.Arie, Jason Michael Green, Leah Morgan, progressive rock notables The Muffins, Khari Cabral Simmons, Doria Roberts, Brenda Nicole Moorer, Callaghan, Anthony David, and De La Soul.  For more information on Okorie Johnson, visit his website at <a href="http://okcello.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">okcello.com</a>.  Enjoy this week's 13th Floor Lounge Podcast!

13th Floor Lounge #2 - Okorie Johnson

In this WonderRoot Artist Feature, cellist Okorie Johnson chats with WR Interactive Media Manager Floyd Hall about his relationship with the cello growing up and into adulthood, the difference between performing and communicating, and presenting the cello as a contemporary instrument.  Learn more about Okorie and his work here: http://okcello.com  WonderRoot is an Atlanta-based non-profit arts and service organization with a mission to unite artists and community to inspire positive social change. By providing production facilities to Atlanta-based artists and coordinating arts-based service programs, WonderRoot empowers artists to be proactive in engaging their communities through arts-based service work. For more information, please visit:  http://wonderroot.org http://facebook.com/wonderpage http://twitter.com/wonderroot http://instagram.com/wonderroot

In this WonderRoot Artist Feature, cellist Okorie Johnson chats with WR Interactive Media Manager Floyd Hall about his relationship with the cello growing up and into adulthood, the difference between performing and communicating, and presenting the cello as a contemporary instrument. Learn more about Okorie and his work here: <a href="http://okcello.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://okcello.com</a> WonderRoot is an Atlanta-based non-profit arts and service organization with a mission to unite artists and community to inspire positive social change. By providing production facilities to Atlanta-based artists and coordinating arts-based service programs, WonderRoot empowers artists to be proactive in engaging their communities through arts-based service work. For more information, please visit: <a href="http://wonderroot.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wonderroot.org</a> <a href="http://facebook.com/wonderpage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/wonderpage</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/wonderroot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/wonderroot</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/wonderroot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/wonderroot</a>