Based in Minneapolis, flutist and composer Julie Johnson brings her distinct sound and approach鈥攔ougher and more soulful than a typical classical sound, yet more pure than a typical jazz player's鈥攖o many multi-genre projects, including places where, she鈥檚 been told, the flute doesn鈥檛 belong. As a creator and a performer of new music, Julie鈥檚 work walks the line between composition and songwriting, art music and popular music, between genres as seemingly different as classical and blues. A finalist for the McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians and a winner of grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the American Composers Forum, the Lanesboro Arts Center, Springboard for the Arts, MacPhail Center for Music, MRAC, and a Banff Centre residency, she plays in many styles, working to bring both the flute and her audiences to music they haven鈥檛 been in contact with before. Visit her .
