Johnny Britt’s musical journey began in Cleveland, Ohio when he first picked up the trumpet at age 12. In junior high school he would become friends and start a band with the then drummer Arsenio Hall. Johnny studied trumpet at The Conservatoire de Versailles just outside Paris, France with Roger Delmotte, first trumpeter for the Paris Opera. Johnny also received a National Endowment of the Arts Scholarship Award to study with renowned jazz trumpeter Richard Williams.
Upon returning to the states, Johnny continued his studies in Chicago at Governors State University, where he received the Gerald Myrow Award for Outstanding Composer and was discovered and hired by Otis Williams to become the youngest ever musical director for The Temptations. This led to becoming the co-music producer along with Dan Carlin for the Emmy Award-winning miniseries “The Temptations”. Later, Johnny worked with renowned composer Hans Zimmer as the featured trumpet soloist in the Oscar-nominated movies, Hidden Figures and Dunkirk. Johnny was also the solo trumpet player in the Oscar-nominated movie La La Land.
Johnny was the founder of the Motown MoJazz group Impromp2, but is now a soloist and has released his 4th solo album titled Mo Jazzin’. His other solo CD’s include: Marvin Meets Miles, Christmas Time Of The Year, So Hot, and MoJazzin’.
Johnny has worked in the studio or live onstage with: Quincy Jones, Annie Lennox, Harry Styles, David Bowie, Luther Vandross, Elton John, Maxwell, Josh Groban, The Temptations, Peabo Bryson, David Lee Roth, Ray Parker Jr. and Little Anthony and The Imperials where currently Johnny sings 1st Tenor with the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Group.