On Feb. 15, Mark Johnson, a local music educator and beloved community figure, tragically died in a car accident on Highway 82. In response to this, Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS), in collaboration with the Aspen Music Festival and School, created the Mark Johnson Memorial Fund, a “community fundraising campaign in support of the Carbondale music […]
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Goodnight, Mark Johnson
Popular local musician and mentor Mark Johnson died tragically in a car accident on Highway 82 at the Buffalo Valley turn-off this past Saturday, Feb. 15. Mark was driving westbound in a 2002 Toyota Camry that collided with an oncoming 2025 Toyota Camry in the eastbound lane. There were three people in the 2025 Camry, […]