CHRISTOPHER CJ

BIO

Smooth-jazz saxophonist Christopher "CJ" Johnson was born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota. After high school, he fled the cold winters of the Midwest for the warmth of the South, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ballet from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He also studied saxophone there. He danced professionally with Ballet Austin, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and the San Francisco cast of The Phantom of the Opera.

CJ now plays music with The Crew and other groups in Los Angeles. He has opened up for saxophonists Marion Meadows and Paul Taylor and keyboardist Brian Simpson at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. CJ's first single was a cover of Ed Sheeran's 2016 Song of the Year, "Thinking Out Loud." This instrumental version has been played on over 50 radio stations across the U.S. and Europe. His Facebook page has attracted over 24,000 followers. 

1+1 by Beyoncé
Ascension by Maxwell
Attention by Charlie Puth

Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran

Besame Mucho by Luis Miguel
Best Part by H.E.R.
Better by Khalid
Between the Sheets by The Isley Brothers
Boo'd Up by Ella Mai

Cold Heart by Elton John and Dua Lipa
Count on Me by Whitney Houston
Creep by TLC
Dancing with a Stranger by Sam Smith

Deja Vu by Teena Marie

Dreaming of You by Selena
Don't Leave Me by Blackstreet
Earned It by The Weeknd

Endless Love by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross

Essence by WizKid
For the Love of You by The Isley Brothers

Ghost by Justin Bieber
Good Old Days by Macklemore
Happier by Marshmello
Happy Birthday by Stevie Wonder
Happy by Pharrell Williams
Havana by Camila Cabello
Hello, Dolly by Louis Armstrong

How Deep Is Your Love by Calvin Harris 
I Don't Care by Ed Sheeran
I Don't Mind by Usher

I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd
I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) by Hi-Five
I Need to Know by Marc Anthony
I Wanna Know by Joe

I'd Rather Be with You by Bootsy Collins

La Media Vuelta by Luis Miguel
Lean on Me by Bill Withers
Let It Be by The Beatles
Lost Without U by Robin Thicke
Love Lies by Khalid
Love Someone by Lukas Graham
Love Yourself by Justin Bieber
Love like This by Faith Evans
Maputo by Bob James and David Sanborn
Memories by Maroon 5
My Prerogative by Bobby Brown
New Light by John Mayer
Old Town Road by Lil Nas X
One Kiss by Calvin Harris
One on One by Hall and Oates
Promises by Calvin Harris and Sam Smith
Red Red Wine by UB40
Return of the Mack by Mark Morrison

Sabor a Mi by Luis Miguel
Say You Won’t Let Go by James Arthur
Sexy Love by Ne-Yo
Señorita by Shawn Mendes
Shallow from A Star Is Born
So Sick by Ne-Yo
Somebody by Natalie La Rose
Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers
Stay with Me by Sam Smith
Stitches by Shawn Mendes
Talk by Khalid
Thank U, Next by Ariana Grande
That's the Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson
The Only One for Me by Brian McKnight
Thinkin Bout You by Frank Ocean
Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
Tonight (Best You Ever Had) by John Legend
Trip by Ella Mai
U Know What's Up by Donell Jones
Use Somebody by Kings of Leon
What You Won't Do for Love by Bobby Caldwell

Why I Love You by Major
Without Me by Halsey

XO by Beyoncé
You Make Me Wanna by Usher

You Right by Doja Cat and The Weeknd
Your Body Is a Wonderland by John Mayer