I'm preparing an exhibition that will take place at the Gallery of the Rodchenko School of Visual Arts in Moscow.
I will have a Lecture on the 5th of November and the Vernissage will be later the same evening. It's my first solo exhibition since 1987.
I have shown my works before, at numerous occations, and collaborated with other artists, most known is possibly the piece called "Cosmodrome", last shown at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
This show in Moscow, titled "Cluster", includes both natura morte photography, oil paintings (Self-Portraits) and video work. There is also a soundtrack to the show, a new written and recorded instrumental track called "Harmonium".
All photos and paintings will be for sale, and I will put up the unsold items here for you to see and purchase if wanted.
Hope this gallery show will travel and come to a exhibition space near you...
J

JAY-JAY JOHANSON
Silent Mysteries
Self-Portrait Tour 2009

75.07.05
Far Away 6:07
It Hurts Me So 6:17
She Doesn't Live Here Anymore 3:49
Wonder Wonders 5:46
Lychee 4:39
Humiliation 3:11
Escape 5:22
On The Radio 4:33
Only For You 4:12
Believe In Us 4:37
Lightning Strikes 5:26
Sore 6:28
Liar 1:05
My Mother's Grave 2:58
Broken Nose 6:49
Prequiem
I'm Older Now 5:04

this cd is now beeing released in the eastern europe and asia
hopefully we will see it available in the west aswell soon...
I have a box here at home and can send you a copy
if you send me your top ten favourite songs at the moment.
my five favourite playlists gets a copy of the live cd...
(I know I already did this thing before but anyway...)
cheers
J

so I'm on the second part of the French Self-Portrait Tour. Paris was just great.... all my heroes have played at the New Morning so it did feel very special to go on stage the other night. and what a beautiful audience... thanks. Le Havre yesterday was nice aswell. ten years ago since I visited this town. the show was similar to the one we did in Canada last week, but we did perform a new song at the New Morning. i call it "Monologue". i will post the lyrics here very soon. and there will be more dates added to the concert list. take care my friends... Jay-Jay

Back in Canada
very far away, but so similar to home
Quebec show was fine, and Montreal was great,
one of the best shows we ever did

This was the set list of yesterday's show in Montreal

Alone Again
Milan Madrid Chicago Paris
Far Away
Wonder Wonders
She Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Only For You
Escape
It Hurts Me So
Humiliation
Believe In Us
Lightning Strikes
Liar
Kate
Rush
On the Radio
Tomorrow
So Tell the Girls that I am Backk in Town
Rocks In Pockets / Prequiem
I'm Older Now

My Mother's Grave
Broken Nose
She's Mine But I'm Not Hers

we did a new video for my new single Lightning Strikes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8VgbuMxOSU&feature=channel
on iTunes you can buy the 4-track ep
but it's hard to find cause they have spelled my name wrong, with 2s,
they did promised to fix the mistake til monday.
I have written some new songs
looking forward to make demos
i will let you know more
and i will let you read lyrics
soon
very soon
....
....
xxxx
J

Jay-Jay Johanson
Tour Dates History

1996:
• July 26 Lollipop Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
• August 11 Apple Bay Day, Varberg, Sweden

1997:
• April 30 Black Session, Paris, France
• June 23 L'Europeen, Paris, France
• September 14 Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
• September 28 Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden
• November 7 Lille, France
• November 8 La Cigale, Paris, France
• November 9 Olympic, Nantes, France
• November 10 Bikini, Toulouse, France
• November 11 Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France
• November 12 La Salle Victoire, Montpellier, France
• November 13 St Jean de Vedas, France
• November 14 Le Mans, France
• November 15 La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France
• November 16 L'Escalier, Liège, Belgium
• November 19 Theatre Barbey, Bordeaux, France
• November 20 Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France
• November 21 Espace Jean Vilar, Caen, France
• November 22 L'Arbodage, Evreux, France
• November 23 L'Usine, Reims, France
• November 25 Marseille, France
• November 27 Olympia, Paris, France
• November 28 Olympia, Paris, France
• November 29 Fnac Italiens, Paris, France

1998:
• February 27 Fnac, Lisbon, Portugal
• Mars 27 Rouen, France
• April 15 Opera Bastille, Paris, France
• April 16 Printemps Bourges Festival, France
• April 17 St. Quentin Theatre, France
• April 18 Hénin Beaumont Theatre, France
• April 29 Salle Paul Fort, Nantes, France
• April 30 L'Aire Libre, Rennes, France
• May 1 St Lô Festival, France
• May 3 Lisbon, Portugal
• May 6 Zig Zag, Orléans, France
• May 7 Volcan, Le Havre, France
• May 8 Boulogne Festival, France
• May 9 La Lune des Pirates, Amiens, France
• May 13 Chabada, Angers, France
• May 14 Barbey Theatre, Bordeaux, France
• May 15 La Passerelle, Sète, France
• May 16 Rio, Montauban, France
• May 18 La Cigale, Paris, France
• May 19 Ajaccio, France
• May 21 L'Espace Julien, Marseille, France
• May 22 L'Entre-Pôt, Grenoble, France
• May 23 La Vapeur, Dijon, France
• May 31 Festival Art Rock, St-Brieuc, France
• June 4 Hamburg, Germany
• June 6 Black Session, Paris, France
• June 19 Sonar, Barcelona, Spain
• July 2 Maubeuge, France
• July 3 Liège, Belgium
• July 4 Luxemburg
• July 17 Rock Au Max, Clermont-Ferrand, France
• July 22 Paleo Festival, Nyon, Switzerland
• August 14 La Route du Rock, St Malo, France
• August 16 Bilbao, Spain
• September 5 La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France
• October 18 Athens, Greece
• October 20 Thessaloniki, Greece
• October 22 Kantine, Hamburg, Germany
• October 23 Tingel Tangel, Cologne, Germany
• October 24 New-Pop Festival, Baden Baden, Germany
• October 25 Ultraschall, Munich, Germany
• December 1 Elysee Montmartre. Paris, France
• December 2 Riche, Stockholm, Sweden

1999:
• January 7 Museum of Modern Art, Strasbourg, France
• July 9 Spectrum, Montreal, Canada
• July 10 Jazz Festival, Montreal, Canada
• August 7 Bologna, Italy

2000:
• June 9 St.Brieuc, France
• June 17 H2000, Istanbul, Turkey
• June 27 Trabendo, Paris, France
• June 28 MCM Café, Paris, France
• July 1 Spectrum, Montreal, Canada
• July 14 Vannes, France
• July 22 Bologna, Italy
• August 4 Benicassim, Spain
• August 19 Switzerland
• August 26 Brest, France
• September 2 Zürich, Switzerland
• October 6? Lille
• October 7? Paris
• October ? Strasbourg
• October 14 Massy, France
• October 16 Vapeur, Dijon, France
• October 21 Free Jazz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
• October 22 Sao Paulo, Brasil
• October 25 Barbey, Bordeaux, France
• October 26 Toulouse, France
• October 28 Rockomotives, Vendome, France
• November 6 Theatre Herouville, Caen, France
• November 7 Olympic, Nantes, France
• November 8 Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, France
• November 9 Coop de Mai, Clermont Ferrand, France
• November 10 La Brise Glace, Annecy, France
• November 11 Espace Julien, Marseille, France
• November 17 L'Observatoire, Cergy, France
• November 18 Theatre, Arras, France
• November 19 Theatre, Dieppe, France
• November 20 Elyséé Montmartre, Paris, France
• November 22 L'Antipode, Rennes, France
• November 23 L'Abordage, Evreux, France
• November 25 Apollo, Barcelona, Spain
• November 30 Istanbul, Turkey

2001
• January 27 Vienna, Austria
• April 23 Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris

2002
• September 8 Köln, Germany

2003:
• February 14 Andy Warhol Factory, New York, USA
• February 15 Pianos, New York, USA
• February 16 Luxx, New York, USA
• February 17 Other Music, New York, USA
• Mars 21 WMC, Miami, USA
• July 26 Stereoleto, St.Petersburg, Russia
• October 4 Metropolis, Montreal, Canada

2004:
• Mars 26 Moderna Museet, Stockholm
• July 3 Istanbul, Turkey
• October 3 Spectrum, Montreal, Canada
• November 24 Eskisehir, Turkey
• November 26 Ankara, Turkey
• November 27 Ismir, Turkey
• November 28 Istanbul, Turkey
• December 17 Aula Magna, Lisbon, Portugal
• December 18 Teatro, Porto, Portugal

2005:
• February 22 Ankara, Turkey
• February 23 Eskisehir, Turkey
• February 24 Istanbul, Turkey
• February 25 Izmir, Turkey
• July 1 The Opera House, Toronto, Canada
• July 3 La Tulipe, Montreal, Canada
• September 27 EMI, Paris, France
• October 29 Kiev, Ukraine
• November 3 Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden
• November 4 Kulturbolaget, Malmö, Sweden
• November 5 Göteborg, Sweden
• November 22 Bataclan, Paris, France
• November 30 Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan

2006:
• July 22 Benicassim Festival, Spain
• September 9 Fuxing Park, Shanghai, China
• September 11 Oriental Art Center, Shanghai, China
• October 27 Razzamatazz, Barcelona, Spain
• November 2 Ikra, Moscow, Russia

2007:
• February 7 Black Session, Paris, France
• February 22 Bikini, Barcelona, Spain
• Mars 15 Trappan, Norrköping, Sweden
• Mars 24 Sonique, St Lo, France
• Mars 25 Bataclan, Paris, France
• Mars 26 Ninkasi, Lyon, France
• April 4 Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden
• April 14 Balans, Istanbul, Turkey
• April 19 Fragil, Lisbon, Portugal
• April 20 Industria, Porto, Portugal
• April 21 Clinic, Alcobaca, Portugal
• May 11 Valencia, Spain
• May 23 Zürich, Switzerland
• May 24 Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland
• May 29 Kaliningrad, Russia
• May 30 Veranda More, St Petersburg, Russia
• May 31 Ikra, Moscow, Russia
• June 2 Rostov, Russia
• June 20 Auditorio, Espinho, Portugal
• June 21 CCB Big Auditorium, Lisbon, Portugal
• June 22 Teatro Micaelense, Ponta Delgada, Porrtugal
• June 27 Banyoles, Spain
• July 21 Odessa, Ukraine
• August 14 K12, Stockholm, Sweden
• November 16 Kalinka, Carpi, Italy
• November 22 Moby Dick, Madrid, Spain
• November 23 In-Somni, Lleida, Spain
• November 24 Salamandra, Barcelona, Spain
• November 25 Auditori, Murcia, Spain
• November 30 Minsk, Belarus
• December 8 Sonofila, Guadalajara, Mexico
• December 13 B1, Moscow, Russia

2008:
• Mars 14 Kiev, Ukraine
• Mars 15 Kharkov, Ukraine
• April 18 Ikra, Moscow, Russia
• April 24 Donaufestival, Austria
• May 23 Covadonga, Mexico City, Mexico
• May 24 Carpa Agora, Guadalajara, Mexico
• September 3 Expo, Zaragoza, Spain
• October 9 Volksbühne, Berlin
• October 18 Portalegre, Portugal
• October 23 B1, Moscow, Russia
• October 31 Kiev, Ukraine
• November 19 Caen, France
• December 6 St. Petersburg, Russia

2009:
• April 1 L'Epicerie Moderne, Nyon, Switzerland
• April 2 La Vapeur, Lyon, France
• April 3 Le Cargo, Arles, France
• April 5 Bataclan, Paris, France
• April 18 Ghetto, Istanbul, Turkey
• April 23 Ikra, Moscow, Russia
• May 13 Södra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden


looking, by chance, through some documents, old and new,
I saw different lists of shows I've done
I compiled them for you here.
I do know that many shows are missing, so please complete this list.
and some French dates in October 2000 are question marked... do you know the details?

we are recording the shows on my Self-Portrait Tour
and are planning to hopefully release a Live Album
Working Title "Silent Mysteries"
but to cut down the Set to less than 80 minutes is hard
right now a possible choice of songs could look like this:
75.07.05
Far Away
It Hurts Me So
She Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Wonder Wonders
Lychee
Humiliation
Escape
On The Radio
Only For You
Believe In Us
Lightning Strikes
Sore
Liar
My Mother's Grave
Broken Nose
Prequiem
I'm Older Now
As you might notice there is a focus on the songs from my last Album
but that was kind of the idea...
hope this will happen.
next single will be Lightning Strikes
a 4-track digital Ep will be released mid may
Tracklist:
Lightning Strikes (Edit)
Waiting
Iron Drum
Sore (Instrumental Version)
we will make the video for Lightning Strikes on the 11th of May
I'll let you know more very soon.
and by the way... the Moscow show yesterday was nice, great audience as always...
see you soon
Jay-Jay

back in Turkey again
almost exactly 2 years ago last time.
what a great audience,
knowing the lyrics,
singing along,
loud,
to every tune.
we played same songs as lately
but in a different order
and we did Iron Drum and Suicide Is Painless
the place was packed
guess we should have done 2 shows.
thanks
see you soon again
J

we played:

it hurts me so
escape
she doesn't live here anymore
wonder wonders
75 07 05
far away
lychee
time will show me
humiliation
lightning strikes
only for you
believe in us
alone again
on the radio
sore
liar
milan madrid chicago paris
my mother's grave
rocks in pockets
prequiem
i'm older now
she's mine but i'm not hers

the girl i love is gone
rush
broken nose
so tell the girls that i am back in town
tomorrow
quel dommage
mana mana mana mana

and the songs that was beeing played in the speakers before the show was:
born, never asked - laurie anderson
six marimbas - steve reich
you know, you know - radio string quartet
the sound of someone you love who's going away and it doesn't matter - penguin cafe orchestra
ancient evening - david sylvian
traum mal wieder - holger czukay
moss garden - david bowie

it was an amazing evening, again
like two years ago
thanks for you support
and see you soon again in Paris
Jay-Jay

reached Arles...
tried to walk in the footsteps of Van Gogh.
rain
from a distant radio I heard some of the worst songs ever made
Anastacia, Midnight Oil, Offspring, Evanesance, Pink etc...
the show became one of the longest we ever did,
hope we didn't bore you too much.
see you soon again
maybe already tomorrow in Paris...
cheers
Jay-Jay