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Artist: Steven Johnson
Album: "In The Spirit Of Christmas"
CD Review: Genre: New Age/Jazz
Sounds Like: John Tesh
Technical Grade: 9
Production/Musicianship Grade: 9
Commercial Value: 8
Overall Talent Level: 10
Songwriting Skills: 10
Performance Skill: 10
Best Songs: Do You Hear What I Hear, Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night), Bring A Torch Jeanette Isabella, Agnus Dei
Weakness: ?
CD Review: Steven Johnson plays the piano with such precision and skill that you would think that he is a college music professor, but he is only a student studying with Dr. Donald Kendrick at Cal State, Sacramento. Steven has created a complete, coherent package consisting of beautifully performed instrumental covers of popular Christmas classics ("Silent Night") and not so popular covers, ("Bring A Torch Jeanette Isabella") that can be easily digested in one sitting. If you buy just one Christmas CD by an independent artist this year, this should be it.

Advice: Keep doing what you are doing!

philip@therightmusic.com