Johnny Case
Regular local gigs
- Sardine's Ristorante Italiano, Sundays at 7 p.m.
- Sardine's Ristorante Italiano, Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
- Sardine's Ristorante Italiano, Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
- Sardine's Ristorante Italiano, Thursdays at 7 p.m.
- Sardine's Ristorante Italiano, Fridays at 7 p.m.
- Sardine's Ristorante Italiano, Saturdays at 7 p.m.
Other upcoming local shows
None scheduled
Genre: Jazz
Sound description: Politically-inspired jazz
City: Fort Worth, TX
Web site: http://www.jcasemusic.com
Johnny Case was born August 24, 1947, to musical parents. Most of his childhood was spent in Paris, Texas, where he and his older brother, guitarist Jerry Case, became child performers on area stage, radio, and television shows. By late 1964 when the Cases relocated in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Johnny had become a pianist playing in dance bands.
In 1969, Johnny began to issue his own recordings and the series continues to the present day. The spectrum of genres is remarkably wide and includes free improvisational/experimental music, mainstream jazz, western swing, avant garde jazz, musique concrete and traditional country music. The many influences on his music are likewise extremely varied.
Known primarily as a jazz pianist, Johnny has performed with such distinguished jazz figures as James Clay, Billy Hart, Marchel Ivery and Colin Bailey. In 1983, Johnny played at a reception for Ornette Coleman at the opening of Fort Worth's Caravan of Dreams. Most remarkable, perhaps, is the fact that Johnny has been playing mainstream jazz nightly for over 20 years at Sardine's Ristorante in Fort Worth.
In the spring of 2003, Johnny related many of his music memories and experiences in an extensive oral history conducted by Dr. Peggy Brown for the University of North Texas. In June 2004, he was among the inaugural class of four veteran performers inducted into the Fort Worth Music Hall of Fame by the Fort Worth Weekly. In September 2004, Case released Waiting For the Moment on Seabreeze, appeared with his quintet at Jazz by the Boulevard, and celebrated the 21st anniversary of his jazz gig at Sardines.
Information from the artist's site
Musicians
Favorited by these users:
Banner:


Find the latest gigs and news for Johnny Case and more than 1,000 other DFW acts.
No need to right-click the picture!
Click here for the HTML to use this banner on other sites and in email signatures.
Something missing?
If you're a fan or member of this band, it's likely you know more about this than we do. Send us an email and tell us what we missed.
This is not MySpace! (And that's a good thing.) The only way you can directly post content to your page is in the comments. The best way to make additions, corrections, add mp3s or add photos is to send us an email.
Find...
Today
The Wonderful Sounds of Music With the Von Trapp Children Bass Performance Hall will be alive with The Sound of Music! The actual great-grandchildren of Maria and Captain von Trapp give their last performance today. More info
Latest comments
- Sarah Blaskovich on Experience the Amazon without those pesky mosquitoes: I’ve had a few people ask me what Lovell’s day job was before she was retired, since it’s clear that...
- Travis Bush on Fort Worth police sanctions in Rainbow Lounge case called "absolutely inadequate": This is disappointing, but not very surprising. Redneck bigots aren’t going anywhere anytime soon an...
- tetsujin28 on Experience the Amazon without those pesky mosquitoes: “One foot in Texas and one foot in Peru.” It’s more like One foot in Texas and my mind’s made of Doo...
- Andrew Laska on T. Boone Pickens pushes his energy plan to packed house at UT-Dallas: John, I can imagine Pickens’ response. Pickens’ calls natural gas a “bridge fuel” for 25-30 years. (...
Latest reviews
- Billusa99 on Pappas Bros. Steak House: Agent 99 and I had dinner here last week for our anniversary and it was stellar! The somm. we had re...
- Colby Walton on El Taco H (Grapevine): Tried this Grapevine strip center taqueria for the first time tonight, after seeing it mentioned in ...
- lindabear1 on Banana Leaf Thai Cuisine: We live in Garland and this is “way up there”, but we had a coupon! Now we will go back again becaus...

Post a comment