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 work by an ensemble from South Africa: The Blue Notes. The program includes music from the 1960s and 1970s, along with recordings featuring the different band members (Johnny Dyani on bass, Chris McGregor on piano, Dudu Pukwana on saxophone, and Louis Maholo on drums). -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston plays music from Ornette Coleman, the Clifford Brown and Max Roach Quintet, the Miles Davis Quintet, and more. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike is joined by former Nightsider, saxophonist, and CMU School of Music alumnus Donovan Boxey. Together they feature music from Karl Berger's Creative Music Workshop, with highlights from Karl Berger on the vibes and piano, Don Cherry on trumpet, and Lee Konitz on alto sax. -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features two LP releases. One is a reissue of a legendary Abdul Wadud solo cello album from 1977, and the other is a brand-new Milford Graves release of his classic trio recorded in 1976 a week before his famous Bobby Music LP. -
This week on Destination Out, host Mike Johnston features 1960s and 1970s works from tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, including collaborations with fellow tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin! -
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!
