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, Mike features the music of Albert Ayler, highlighting a newly-released recording titled "Revelations: The Complete ORTF 1970 Foundation Maeght Recordings". Mike also plays unreleased tracks, including a 1987 interview with bassist Steve Tintweiss. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of Charles Mingus, highlighting a lost live recording at Ronnie Scott's Club in 1972. The music was originally recorded for release, but then put on hold and never officially released until this year.Band members include Charles McPherson on alto sax and Roy Brooks on drums. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of bassist Alan Silva. The feature centers around the 1982 album Desert Mirage, by Alan Silva and the Celestrial Communication Orchestra.Band members include Michael Zwerin on trombone and Arthur Doyle on alto saxophone. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of horn players that passed through Horace Tapscott's Pan African Peoples Arkestra, including Adele Sebastian, Gary Bias, Jesse Sharps, Michael Session, Arthur Blythe, Dadisi Komolafe, and Sabir Mateen. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of Charles Mingus, celebrating his centennial birthday (which fell on Friday, April 22nd). Highlighting recordings with Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Max Roach, and Charlie Parker. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of the late bassist Charnett Moffett who recorded with Ornette Coleman, Sonny Sharrock, Pharoah Sanders, and Wynton Marsalis, among others. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff in the company of drummer Elvin Jones and pianist John Lewis, highlighting recordings from the 1960s and 1970s. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of Philadelphian saxophonist Jimmy Stewart. Known for his poetry and writings on jazz, he also produced one LP in the 1980s titled "An Engineer of Sound". -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of Spjärnsvallet, a Swedish quartet from the 1970s. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of Freddie Hubbard, Grachan Moncur III, and more.
