Johnny Stallings Cárdenas, Jazz Piano & Jazz Composition

ABD (Ph.D.), UC San Diego

MM, Brigham Young University

BM, Snow College

Professional Affiliations

  • Blacktronika: Where I Stand Festival @ Epstein Family Amphitheater (San Diego)

  • Blacktronika: Now is the Time Festival @ Geffen Contemporary at MoCA (Los Angeles)

  • Sons d’Hiver Festival (Paris)

  • ACTOR Project: wasteLAnd concert @ UCSD Experimental Theater (2022)

  • wasteLAnd 

  • Palimpsest (UCSD new music ensemble)

  • Mark Dresser Bass Ensemble

  • Pigimichi (experimental pop/rock collaboration with Kiki LaPomme)

  • TGIF (The Grad Improvisers Forum) at UCSD

  • Ensemble curated by King Britt & Tyshawn Sorey at Sons d’Hiver Festival

    • Featuring:

      • King Britt (electronics)

      • Tyshawn Sorey (drums)

      • China Moses (vocals)

      • Allison Loggins-Hull (flute)

      • Anthony Tidd (bass)

      • Jonny Stallings Cárdenas (keys/synths)