TIFFANY JOHNS is a multi-instrumentalist brass player and synthesist from Los Angeles, California who holds two degrees (BM Bass Trombone and Euphonium Performance, MM Jazz Composition) from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Regularly performing and recording across Southern California and beyond, Tiffany maintains a diverse portfolio of musical styles and instruments.
Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Tiffany started on euphonium in the 5th grade. She picked up trombone and bass trombone in high school, and has been hooked on brass doubling ever since. In Southern California, she can be seen most often playing in funk bands, jazz bands, opera orchestras, and the world-famous Disneyland Band.
Tiffany has performed and recorded with a number of world-renowned artists, including Bernard Purdie, Bootsy Collins, Fred Wesley, Jason Derulo, and Roddy Ricch. She can be heard on numerous albums on multiple instruments, including two that were Grammy-nominated (Intercambio by the Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet and Canto América by La Orquesta Sinfonietta).
In addition to performing and recording, Tiffany is an active composer and regional Emmy award-winning arranger. She has had arrangements and compositions performed both in the United States and abroad.
When not playing music, Tiffany can be found eating at her favorite taco trucks, thrifting, hanging out with friends at wine bars, or dancing the night away to disco music.