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Jacob Johnson, Classical Guitarist

The Colony, TX

$250 and up

Classical Guitarist

Travels nationwide

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Recital at Texas Wesleyan University (May 2025)

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History of Tango by Astor Piazzolla (Featuring Mark Sanchez, Violin)

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Sacramento Guitar Society Concert

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performing at SMU O'Donnell Hall, December 2024

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performing at Texas Wesleyan University, December 2024

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performing at Texas Wesleyan University, April 2025

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Performing at Texas Wesleyan University, May 2025

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performing at Deerhammer Distillery in Buena Vista, Colorado (Photo by Austin Wahl Photography)

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Renaissance Lute

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Mr. Johnson in Concert at Greenland Hills United Methodist Church, 11-27-16

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Overview

Jacob Johnson is a classical guitarist and lutenist based in the Dallas, TX area. Mr. Johnson has 25 years of performing experience in a wide variety of venues and disciplines. Mr. Johnson performs regularly in solo recital as well as for corporate events, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, awards presentations, private house concerts, wine tastings, gallery parties, and events of all kinds. He is also available for private lesson instruction and studio session work.

Reviews

35 reviews

Nancy J.

April 9, 2023

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Perfect selections for our daughter's wedding!!

Jacob arrived early to set up which was great b/c there was other preparations being finished to prepare the church's porch area for the ceremony. His selections were wonderful and the speaker volume was perfect. Clearly he loves music and that is evident in his selections and expertise in his playing. We highly, highly recommend Jacob Johnson for weddings or other events. His pieces added so much to the wedding atmosphere and the celebration! Well done!

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Nathan H.

June 29, 2021

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What an amazing guitarist! Jacob absolutely nailed it!!

Jacob played at our wedding and reception, and we couldn’t have been more impressed! My new wife and I were overwhelmed with the planning, and we only had a vague idea of what we wanted for music. We didn’t give Jacob much to go on AT ALL. He came in and did a superb job in showing not only his mastery of his craft, but also in reading the audience and adapting. I can’t tell you how many of our guests asked me where I found this guy and how impressed they were with him! Thank you Jacob for making our day unforgettable!! DO NOT hesitate to book Jacob!!

Hired as: Classical Guitarist, Guitarist

Karla E.

November 16, 2024

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Amazing musician

Jacob is talented and added a great vibe to our event!

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Cameron C.

June 10, 2024

Perfect for our wedding, thank you!

Jacob stepped in when our other guitarist cancelled. He was perfect. He did a phenomenal job and is an amazing guitarist. Extremely professional and courteous. Thank you so much!

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Cameron C.

April 30, 2024

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Loved it!

Great ceremony and cocktail hour music at our wedding! Nothing but compliments from our guests and our coordinators. On time and easy to contact.

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Booking information

Price range: $250 and up

Languages: English , German

Gig length: 60 - 300 minutes

What to expect

Mr. Johnson is committed to providing high quality live music to complement any event. He brings to each event his own unique skills, knowledge, and experience. It is his goal to ennoble even the casual listener through the virtue of his music, to challenge the ear, to expand the guitar’s repertoire, and to communicate a deep passion for music.

About

Jacob Johnson is a musician based in the Dallas area. Mr. Johnson specializes in guitar and lute performance, and offers personalized private instruction. His repertoire spans the 16th century to the present day, and includes many popular tunes arranged for solo guitar. Mr. Johnson is a published arranger and composer of music for guitars and other instruments, and has been published as a music essayist.

Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Guitar Performance from Texas Wesleyan University. He has always been drawn to music, and first gained notoriety with the trumpet-- eventually performing as soloist with the renowned Wind Symphony of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra after winning their annual concerto competition. He began his collegiate career as a trumpet performance major, but having taught himself to play folk, blues, rock, pop, and heavy metal guitar in his teens, he found himself captivated by the classical guitar at college. He quit the trumpet department, and has since dedicated himself to the guitar and eventually the lute as well. He has studied with some of the world's finest performers in private lessons as well as in masterclass. He has performed at the Collegiate Peaks Guitar Retreat in Buena Vista, Colorado, for the Utah Guitar Society, the Sacramento Guitar Society, and the Lute Society of America LuteFest West, as well as for private events and local colleges of music. He has been a regularly featured performer at the Kimbell Art Museum Cafe Concert series.

In 2022, Mr. Johnson grants from the Greater Denton Arts Council and FWB Denton to produce his debut album, “the ghosts of dawn”, which was released on 6-21-2023. The album is available on all streaming platforms, and features "Astrolabe", a suite of music written by Dallas-based composer Eddie Healy and dedicated to Mr. Johnson. The suite is based on the analog astronomical computer of the same name which can calculate the current time, sunrise and sunset, the positions of the stars, and the position of the Sun along the ecliptic plane for any day of the year as it was expressed by astronomers before the 17th century-- in terms of the zodiac.

In June of 2025, Mr. Johnson was again awarded grants from the Greater Denton Arts Council and the Lewisville Grand Theater for his interdisciplinary project "Songs Without Words", which will feature the release of new recordings concurrently with a photography book and exhibition of the same title. Harmony and proportion are common to music and photography, and a photo may have have a sense of rhythm, lyricism, and perhaps timbre. "Songs Without Words" will be released in the summer of 2026.

Additional booking notes

For most events, Mr. Johnson will require the use of sound reinforcement equipment in order to complete a successful performance. The instrument(s) can not withstand direct sunlight, so a level, shaded area is required for setup.

Services offered

Classical Guitarist Guitarist Multi-Instrumentalist Renaissance Entertainment Funeral Music

Past booked events

November 2024

15

Friday

Cocktail Party

6:30pm - 9:00pm

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Fort Worth, TX

29

Friday

Funeral/Memorial Service

12:30pm - 1:30pm

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Fort Worth, TX

21

Thursday

10

Monday

Wedding Ceremony

6:30pm - 11:30pm

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Fort Worth, TX

Set list

11 Small Roaches - Michael Hedges
Africa - Toto
Air on the G String - J. S. Bach
All I Have to Do is Dream - The Everly Brothers
America - Paul Simon
Annie's Song - John Denver
Ballad I. Allegretto - Nikita Koshkin
Ballad II. Moderato - Nikita Koshkin
Ballet - Manuel Ponce
Be Thou My Vision - Traditional
Beauty and the Beast - Alan Menken
Bist du bei mir - J. S. Bach
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Bookends - Paul Simon
Bridal Chorus - Richard Wagner
Broon's Bane - Rush
Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel
Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Capricho Arabe - Francisco Tarrega
Careless Whisper - George Michael
Colors of the Wind - Alan Menken
Concerto in D Major - Antonio Vivaldi
Crazy - Willie Nelson/Patsy Cline
Deck the Halls - Traditional
Der Leiermann - Franz Schubert
Desperado - The Eagles
El Decameron Negro - Leo Brouwer
El Testament d'Amelia - J. S. Bach
The Entertainer - Scott Joplin
Etudes 1-25 - Matteo Carcassi
Etudes 6, 11, 12 - Leo Brouwer
Fantasia para un Gentilhombre - Joaquin Rodrigo
Georgia on my Mind - Hoagy Carmichael
Gigue - Manuel Ponce
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Heliotrope Bouquet - Scott Joplin
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
Here, There, and Everywhere - The Beatles
How Deep is Your Love - The Bee Gees
I Saw Three Ships - Traditional
I Will - The Beatles
If - Bread
Jessica - The Allman Brothers
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J. S. Bach
Julia Florida - Agustin Barrios Mangore
La Catedral - Agustin Barrios Mangore
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Linus & Lucy (Peanuts) - Vince Guaraldi
The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
Michelle - The Beatles
Minuet - Luigi Boccherini
Minuet in G Major- Ludwig van Beethoven
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - The Crash Test Dummies
Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes
Mull of Kintyre - Paul McCartney/Wings
Musikones, Op. 107 - John Duarte
Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Nutcracker Suite - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Oh Come All Ye Faithful - Traditional
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem - Traditional
Old Friends - Paul Simon
Once in Royal David's City - Traditional
The Pink Panther - Henry Mancini
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 - J. S. Bach
Prelude 1 in F#m - Manuel Ponce
Prelude No. 1 from the Well Tempered Klavier - J. S. Bach
Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Francisco Tarrega
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
The Rose - Bette Midler
Sarabande - Manuel Ponce
Sarabande in G - Anonymous
A Scots Tune - Anonymous
Sheep May Safely Graze - J. S. Bach
Silent Night - Franz Gruber
Skye Boat Song - Traditional
Sleepers, Awake - J. S. Bach
Somewhere My Love - Maurice Jarre
Sonata K. 11 - Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata K. 208 - Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata K. 322 - Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata K. 377 - Domenico Scarlatti
Sonatina Meridional - Manuel Ponce
Speak Softly, Love - from 'The Godfather'
St. Anne's Reel - Traditional
St. James Infirmary - Irving Mills
Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa
Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
Suite del Plata No. 1 - Maximo Diego Pujol
Sunburst - Andrew York
Tango en Skai - Roland Dyens
Theme from M*A*S*H
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
This Night is a Rope - Eddie Healy
Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - Meatloaf (Jim Steinman)
Un Sueño en la Floresta - Agustin Barrios Mangore
Variations Mignonnes - J. K. Mertz
Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
A Whole New World - Alan Menken
Wonderwall - Oasis
You Belong to Me - Patsy Cline

Influences and inspiration

Mr. Johnson is fluent in music from the renaissance through to the modern era, composed by many different composers and in many different styles.

Setup requirements

access to electrical outlets

flat, covered and shaded setup area

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