Mike Johnston
Host, Destination OutMike Johnston is the host of 'Destination Out,' which airs each Sunday evening at 11pm. Mike also teaches music history courses at Delta College and Mid Michigan Community College.
Mike is a community volunteer who first started at WCMU in August, 1987. He is also the bassist with Faruq Z. Bey and the Northwoods Improvisers, a role he has held since 1976. He was raised in Traverse City and holds an MFA degree in Art / Photography. Mike also wrote for the Jazz Magazine from 1981 to 1999.
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This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features previously unreleased, new-to-LP recordings by trumpeter Don Cherry and pianist Abdullah Ibrahim! -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features a previously unreleased concert recording from Horace Tapscott's Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, live in 1978. -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston and co-host John Lindberg feature tracks from Sonny Rollins, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, and many more. -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features LP reissues by the Frederiksberg record label based in Brooklyn NY, an interview with label owner; Andreas Vingaard, and including discussions on specific album releases. We'll hear LPs from the Carsten Meinert Quartet, the Bertil Strandsberg Quintet, Milt Ward and Virgo Spectrum, and the Christian Schwindt Quintet. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike and co-host John Litrenta feature classic rock, folk rock, blues rock, alternate takes, and previously unreleased songs from classic 60s and 70s LPs.Featured artists include John Martyn, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers Band, Bob Dylan, Fairport Convention, Santana, Fred Neil, and more! -
This week on Destination Out, Mike celebrates trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez, who recently passed away. Dennis would have celebrated his 67th birthday today.Also joining the broadcast is guest host Mike Khoury, a musician and record label owner who produced some of Gonzalez's music. Together, Mike and Mike feature music with Dennis in various bands, collaborating with musicians such as Alvin Fielder on drums, Charles Brackeen on saxophone, Henry Grimes on bass, and Frank Lowe on saxophone. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike and co-host Jack O'Brien feature the music of some old favorites, including John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, and Duke Ellington. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of saxophonist Steve Lacy, highlighting a few obscure LPs produced in the mid-70s in Japan. Most of these have never been reissued on CD since their initial release. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of trumpeter Roy Campbell from the 1990s to the early 2000s. This time, Mike highlights recordings Campbell made with the likes of bassist William Parker, Other Dimensions In Music, and trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the works of two South American tenor saxophonists: Gato Barbieri and Ivo Perelman. The program focuses on their recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s.
