Johan studied saxophone at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam.
Did masterclasess wth Frederick Hemke, André Beun, Jean-Marie Londiex, Iwan Roth, Daniel Deffayet and François Daneels. Since the formation in 1982, he is primarius of the world famous Aurelia Saxophone Quartet for whom he wrote many arrangements and recieved many prices.
In 1988, the Aurelia's won the Edison, a prestigious price for the best CD recording of that year.
With the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet he made 10 cd's.
He is also a member of the Netherlands Wind Ensemble. As a freelance musician he works frequently with many Dutch Orchestra'"s , Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and many others.
From 1982 till 1990 he was a member of the Royal Military Band in The Hague.
The Linden/Kelder duo is an new initiative. This duo with Henry Kelder is specialized in new music for saxophone and piano. In this perspective they organized a concourse for composers.
Together with his colleges of the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, he wrote a method for saxophone . He is a freelance soloist of chamber music and professor of saxophone at the Conservatoire in Enschede and Utrecht .
His music and arrangements are published by; Global Music Facilities ,Tierloff Muziekcentrale , Molenaar and Periferia Music.
Splendor Amsterdam A collective of musicians, composers, writers and other artists all with a track record in presenting special programs and searching for the public, has a plan. They want to invest in a place where unbridled experimentation and can betried, where things can be done anywhere else that have a place where artists meet and inspire their audience and what the public wants to go to listen and meet people.A place to meet, to dream, to share, to work, to experiment and create. We call it; Splendor.
Johan is also a member of the Paradiso Orchestra.
Johan is endorser for Selmer saxophones and Rico Reeds.
He plays on Paraschos wooden necks.
