
San Francisco’s premier intimate cabaret space
891 Bush Street | 415-771-9695
Darren Johnston Trio
Fri, Feb 14
|Stookey's Blue Room
Local Legend, Global Sound


Time & Location
Feb 14, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:45 PM
Stookey's Blue Room, 891 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Guests
About the event
Canada-born trumpeter, composer, and educator Darren Johnston is celebrated for his versatility across jazz, improvised music, and traditional styles from the Balkans, Greece, and Macedonia. After 21 years in the Bay Area, he moved to Brooklyn in 2019, collaborating with artists like Ches Smith, Carmen Staaf, and Tony Malaby, before recently returning. Darren leads innovative projects such as the NYC-based quintet Wild Awake, the Chicago-rooted Life in Time, and an all-Canadian quartet with Anna Webber and Michael Bates.
As a composer, he has written for ensembles, dance, theater, and museums like San Francisco’s De Young Museum. A dedicated educator, Darren has taught at Stanford Jazz Workshop, Jazz Camp West, and UC Berkeley, sharing his expertise through masterclasses on improvisation and composition.
We are excited to welcome Darren Johnson for his debut at Stookey's Blue Room!
Just a reminder -- a two drink minimum or a $20 spend from each guest…
Tickets
- Sale ends: Feb 14, 7:00 PM
Table Seat
$15.00+$0.38 service feeOn Sale
- Sale ends: Feb 14, 7:00 PM
Barstool Seat
Barstool is fixed in place (bolted down)
$15.00+$0.38 service feeOn Sale