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 50th anniversary music from rock n' roll albums released in 1971... including tracks from the Rolling Stones, the Allman Brothers, Rory Gallagher, George Harrison, Led Zeppelin, and Janis Joplin. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of various pianists, including Bill Evans, Al Haig, and Thelonious Monk. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of clarinetist Tony Scott, with recordings from the 1960's and 1970's. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike hosts a "Foodraiser Fundraiser" while featuring the music of Jackie McLean, Horace Silver, Lou Donaldson, Hank Mobley, and more. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike re-broadcasts a feature from November of 2020, with interview segments with the late Hartmut Geerken and a live Sun-Ra performance from Egypt in 1971. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features the music of trumpeter Bobby Bradford, with a new release titled "Stealin' Home." -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features music from pianist Horace Tapscott and his sextet. -
This week on Destination Out, Mike features a never-before-released live recording from the John Coltrane Quartet in 1965, and a tribute to Hartmut Geerken. -
This week on Destination Out, guest host Jack O'Brien features the music of the members of the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians), including tracks from Lester Bowie, Henry Threadgill, Fred Anderson, Anthony Braxton, and more. -
This week on Destination Out, guest host Jack O'Brien features music centered around the primary themes of Halloween and fall, and all the emotions and happenings that go with them. With tracks from Clifford Brown, Griot Galaxy, Sun Ra, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
