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Jahari Stampley

Born: July 19

Jahari Stampley is a Chicago-born pianist who began playing the piano at the age of 14. Within two years of exploring the instrument, he began winning various competitions including Best High School Jazz Soloist Award and the National YoungArts Competition. By the age of 18 years old, he was recognized and followed by many world-renowned musicians including Yebba Smith, Jill Scott, Robert Glasper, Cory Henry, Jacob Collier, Stanley Clarke, and Derrick Hodge, among others. Jahari has toured with Stanley Clarke and is featured on Derrick Hodge’s "Color of Noise" album.

Jahari has performed in venues such as Radio City Music Hall in NYC, The Met Philadelphia, Byline Bank Aragon in Chicago, Carnegie Hall in NY, San Francisco Jazz Center, and MANY others. He’s also headlined & performed solo piano tours in Berlin, Koethen & Magdeburg, Germany, Geneva, Switzerland, and Los Angeles, California. He’s conducted music workshops in Santa Ana, Costa Rica, and taught masterclasses in Spokane, Washington. Jahari is also the band leader & featured pianist playing the part of Bill Wither’s keyboardist in the feature film “Spinning Gold". Many of Jahari’s performances have garnered praise in various media outlets, articles & magazines throughout the world.

Recent releases from Chicago + New Music from Joel Ross and Jahari Stampley

by Hobart Taylor
January 21, 2026

Agelika Niescier journeys to Chicago to jam with Nicole Mitchell, Mike Reed, Luke Stewart and others. Miki Yamanaka and Mark Turner turn a Monk standard inside out. We get to feel the Spirit with Joel Ross and Maria Grand. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Jane Ira Bloom/Brian Shankar Adler “Old Orchard Intergalatic Launchpad" from Once ...

Lisa Hilton, Gregory Groover Jr., Noah Preminger, David Murray and more

by Benjamin Boddie
January 15, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Lisa Hilton, Gregory Groover Jr.,Noah Preminger, David Murray, Chris Fagan, The Afro--Caribbean Jazz Collective, Paul Colombo Group, Steve Berndt, Peter Paulsen Turksheadknot Quintet, Milan Verbist, The Flying Horse Big Band, Ted Rosenthal, Brandon Suarez, Sacha Boutros, Josie Falbo, James Suggs, Rick Roe, Kenny Barron, Aretha Tillotson, Baltimore Jazz Collective, David ...

Rafael Enciso: Crossfade

by Jack Bowers
January 2, 2026

On Crossfade, his debut recording as leader, bassist Rafael Enciso wrests as much rhythmic and harmonic mileage as possible from what is basically a quartet date, using tenor saxphonist Dayna Stephens to add color and depth to one of his ten original compositions, organist Jahari Stampley to amplify two others. Elsewhere, Enciso and his ...

Crossfade

By Rafael Enciso

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: The High Priestess; Photogenic Memory; Austin Otto; Stick Your Neck Out; Thousand Yard Stare; Waterfall; Solstice; Skipping Stones; Whirlpool; Lennox Avenue.

Eydís Evensen, Orlando Molina, Rempis-Adasiewicz-Corsano, Out Of/Into

by Cheryl K.
December 29, 2025

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, holiday music from organist Don Patterson, vocalist Darius de Haas, and trumpeter Louis Armstrong and The Commanders; also, new music from pianists Eydís Evensen, Sean Mason, and Jahari Stampley; saxophonists Ivo Perelman, John Butcher, and Kevin Sun; and guitarist Kevin Brown fronting a quintet.Playlist ...

Meet Tanya Tobias-Tomis and Daniel Kelly from Jazz at The Lake

by Cheryl K.
September 9, 2024

In this hour, an interview with Executive Director Tanya Tobias-Tomis and Artistic Director and Curator Daniel Kelly of this year's 40th Jazz at the Lake in Shepard Park, Lake George, NY, September 12-15, 2024. Playlist Wayne Escoffery “The Ice Queen" from Alone (Smoke Sessions) 8:16 Daniel Kelly “Obfyor" from Emerge (BJU) 6:09 Jahari Stampley ...

Jahari Stampley: Winner of The 2023 Herbie Hancock Institute Competition

by Hrayr Attarian
July 3, 2024

Chicago-based pianist Jahari Stampley is a prodigious talent who has won, among other accolades, the prestigious Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition. Born into a musical family (his mother D'Erania is an innovative multi-instrumentalist and educator), Stampley took up music at age 10. His self-released 2023 debut Still Listening features several up-and-coming young talents ...

Jahari Stampley at Jazz Alley

by Paul Rauch
February 5, 2024

Jahari Stampley Jazz Alley Seattle, WA January 30, 2024 There are certain immutable facts that present themselves to you when engaging with 2023 Herbie Hancock Institute International Competition winner, Jahari Stampley. First, he is a brilliant pianist, with prodigious talent and a commanding presence. Secondly, he is a large personality, ...

Still Listening

By Jahari Stampley

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Dreams Of Time; Power; Something I Would Say; Evanescent; Replay; Still Listening; Quite Just Like You; To Be With You Again; Unlimited.