Originally from Colorado, Jennifer Johnson is also Principal Oboe of the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra and Second Oboe of the Santa Barbara Symphony, and she has played with many other orchestras across the state, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and Pasadena Symphony. She has also performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra over a span of nine seasons. She has degrees from the University of Colorado, the University of Southern California, and The Colburn School Conservatory, and was the fellowship recipient at the Aspen Music Festival and School for three summers. As a chamber musician, she has performed for series such as Camerata Pacifica, Chamber Music Palisades, and the South Bay Chamber Music Society. In the fall of 2013 she received the position of Oboe Lecturer Faculty at the University of California at Santa Barbara, and she is also on faculty at Masters College and the Pasadena Conservatory of Music.