Alphonso Johnson has been played on NTS in shows including Fusion Batches w/ DJ Morse Code, featured first on 20 May 2017. Songs played include Amarteifio, Pandora's Box and Shadows.

Alphonso originally started off as a horn player, but he would eventually switch to the bass in his late teens. Beginning his career in the early 70s, Alphonso was amongst the few electric bassists of his time that showed innovation and fluidity on the electric bass. He sessioned with a few Jazz musicians before landing the Weather Report job taking over for co-founding member Miroslav Vitous.

Alphonso's silky, but authoritative bass lines had placed him in…