Marcus Johnson, born in 1971 in Columbus, Ohio, is an American jazz musician,
producer, and entrepreneur who started playing piano at 13. While studying at
Georgetown University, he founded Marimelj Entertainment Group and independently
released Lessons in Love (1997), followed by Inter Alia (1997), which drew the
attention of N‑Coded Music and led to his signing and the release of Chocolate
City Groovin' (1998). He followed with Urbangroove (2000), Just Doing What I Do
(2003), Smooth Jazz Christmas (2005), and The Phoenix (2007). Johnson earned
over 15 Billboard‑charted CDs, rec...