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LIVE AT THE GRAPE Justin Chart & The Jazz Emissaries

Justin Chart

Label: Universal Music Group
Released: 2026
Duration: 56:00
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Tracks

1. Doin' What I Do; 2. Grapes on a Plate; 3. Tip It; 4.Red Diamond; 5. Beautifully Blue; 6. Sublime Scat; 7. Lovin This Song; 8. Wild-Hearted Wave; 9. One's Self; 10. Lovulation

Personnel

Album Description

"Live at The Grape" Justin Chart & The Jazz Emissaries

Captured live at the renowned venue The Grape in Ventura, California, Justin Chart & The Jazz Emissaries “Live at The Grape” showcases alto saxophonist Justin Chart—famously dubbed “The Blizzard”—delivering an electric exhibition of modern West Coast hard-bop. Chart’s powerful vocal-like tone leads the performance with a compelling blend of improvisational intensity and lyrical clarity, demonstrating why he remains a towering figure in contemporary jazz. The live recording preserves the raw, spontaneous energy of the evening, with dynamic, high-caliber solos from Chart and Crawford on Trumpet that immediately command the room’s attention.

At the heart of the album is an extraordinary level of ensemble telepathy, as Chart’s sweeping melodic hooks are seamlessly supported by a tight, intuitive rhythm section. The performance captures the quintet in peak form, striking a balance between complex harmonic shifts and deeply accessible grooves. The interplay between Chart’s soaring horn lines, Crawfords melodies and harmonies and Chart’s in the pocket rhythm section creates a sound world that at times sound like a movie score, proving that real-time risk-taking and intricate structural writing can coexist flawlessly in a live setting.

Ultimately, Justin Chart & The Jazz Emissaries Live at The Grape is modern soul-jazz, bridging the rich heritage of hard-bop with a forward-looking urban pulse. The album shifts effortlessly from burning, upbeat jams to moody, evocative ballads, offering listeners an intimate front-row seat to an authentic, uninhibited musical dialogue. It is a soulful, exhilarating release that solidifies Chart’s reputation as a master storyteller through the saxophone.

James Rodriguez
— Jazz Times

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