title: Johnny Austin
text: # Johnny Austin
  
  Johnny Austin (December 23, 1910 – February 14, 1983) was an American jazz trumpeter from Vineland, New Jersey.
  
  ## Career
  
  Austin played trumpet with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, parting ways with that band in 1939. He formed the Johnny Austin Orchestra in 1947. Austin's playing can be heard on recordings of Jan Savitt.
  
  