Hannah Johnson provides an adventurous and joyful approach to her musical endeavors. Hannah’s desire to express herself in various genres keeps her busy composing and playing drums within the jazz idiom as well as folk + indie music.

In her Milwaukee based quartet, Heirloom, she brings a mesmerizing optimism and compositional voice. Her awe of rhythm, emotive harmonic structures and a touch of chaos drives Hannah's musical approach. You can hear her enriched sound within her arrangement of Duke Ellington’s "Isfahan" - a harmonically elusive yet personable homage - which can be found on Heirloom’s debut record Familiar Beginnings.

Hannah has become a highly sought-after side musician, playing with numerous regional and international artists and bands. She regularly plays with Russ Johnson (trumpet) and Tim Ipsen (bass) in her chordless trio that journeys through a communal trove of original compositions.

She recently toured with soul and R&B artist, Durand Jones, who opened for country musician, Orville Peck, on his 2024 North American “Stampede Tour”. She has performed with international artists including Rob Clearfield, Dayna Stephens, Geof Bradfield, and Sharel Cassidy.

In addition to Hannah's drumming, her voice soothes and soars within her songwriting as seen in her collaboration with the band Finding Frances. You can find Hannah's song "Scotland" on their debut album For Flowers Yet to Bloom as well as her song “In a Sunset” on their subsequent record Rewilding.

Hannah began her drum studies in high school with Milwaukee native Dave Bayles. After graduating from the IU Jacobs School of Music, Hannah returned to her hometown where she is a favored drummer in the local jazz scene.

As an educator, she works at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music serving as their Program Director for their Jazz and Contemporary Music Program as well as a private drum instructor in her own home studio and Falls School of Music studio.