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Releasing 11-14-25
Three new instrumental pieces featuring Jozef Lupták (cello) & Janet Chvatal (voice) along with new musicians, Brandon Vance (violin), Eliot Grasso (whistle & flute), Lisa Carter (Celtic harp) & Emy Carter (violin).
Latest single & music video
An updated version of one of Jeffs most beloved songs. Written fifty years ago for a friend, this new version continues to offer hope and encouragement to people going though difficult times. Download for free on Bandcamp. Featuring Brandon Vance (violin), Eliot Grasso (whistle) and Phil Baker (bass).
Now spinning everywhere!
A masterwork of guitar and keyboard orchestrations … has you spinning into reverie and dreams. – John Diliberto / Echoes
Another masterpiece. – John J. Thompson / True Tunes
An Ambient Journey
EREMO (Latin/Italian: “refuge,” “hermitage”) features a twenty-nine minute musical journey into an audio sanctuary of ethereal and evocative soundscapes for personal reflection and contemplation.
Classic Contemporary Celtic
Now available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music YouTube and other streaming services.
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Music for prayer
The digital release from Jeff Johnson & Janet Marie Chvatal.
CAIM (pronounced “KY-em”) a circle prayer; from the Gaelic word meaning protection or sanctuary.
Jeff Johnson’s music spans forty years of over fifty solo and collaborative releases featuring Progressive/Rock, Jazz/New Age, Contemporary Celtic and Contemplative Worship stylizations. He has collaborated with such diverse artists as Irish flutist, Brian Dunning, Jazz bassist, David Friesen, Classical vocalist, Janet Marie Chvatal and guitar virtuoso, Phil Keaggy. Most of his recordings – all self-produced and recorded – have been released on his own Ark Records/ArkMusic label which he began in 1977. He regularly leads a contemplative worship service featuring readings from the Psalms, music and silent prayer called the Selah Service at churches and retreats . He lives on Camano Island in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Susie.
