book of johns is a musical duo consisting of drummer/percussionist john p borden and guitar player john dereszynski. the duo has been playing experimental music for the past 40 years. book of johns mutated from the duos earlier electronic/video group BIKNEVA.

Primary musical focus of book of johns (BoJ) is a form of “cinematic improv” utilizing organic sounds (drums, guitars, marimba, tank drums, tuned percussion, etc.) in an improvisatory yet accessible form of presentation. Elements of odd-time signatures, odd melodic phrasing along with evolving time/soundscapes makes for a musical painting of ever unfolding vignettes