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Justin Kauflin
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Justin Kauflin is an award-winning, American "jazz pianist who favors a clarity of touch and ideas ... his writing is balanced, tempering post bop tendencies with the assurances of the gospel church" New York Times. As leader, player, composer, and producer, Justin Kauflin has released 10 recordings to date and collaborated on over 30 projects. For 10 years, Justin has worked and toured under the management of Quincy Jones and Quincy Jones Productions.
In 2015, Justin had the incredible honor of performing on Oscar Peterson's personal Bosendorfer on Oscar, with Love, along with 16 world-class pianists and performing with the Oscar Peterson Centennial Quartet in Canada a decade later. In 2024 Justin released his first vinyl live recording "Justin Kauflin Trio Live at Sam First," a duo album with Thomas Fonnesbaek "Danish Rain," and collaborated on the "Dreaming Freedom" project against modern slavery and a documentary about redemption following catastrophic injury, "Full Circle."
Quincy Jones: An Evening With A Legend
by Solomon J. LeFlore
This article was first published on All About Jazz on October 31, 2014. I love jazz! I love everything about it... the improvisation, syncopation, the forceful rhythm, and the fact that it is truly America's original art form. Its unique and innovative use of brass and woodwind instruments and the piano is jazz. And, ...
Justin Kauflin and Thomas Fonnesbaek at the Governor's School for the Arts
by Mark Robbins
At a young age Justin Kauflin's musical interest was in classical violin and piano but upon becoming totally blind by age 11 (he was born with a condition called proliferative exudative retinopathy) Kauflin switched his interest to jazz piano. Growing up in Virginia Beach, Va Kauflin was lucky enough to have two outstanding teachers in Liz ...
After|Life
Label: Truth Revolution Recording Collective
Released: 2023
Track listing: Nebula; The Beginning; Flux; Kepler's Law; After|Life Suite: Movement I; Movement II;
Movement III; Lucy.
Fall Harvest - New Releases From Veronica Swift, Hannah Gill, Marike van Dijk, The Diva Jazz Orchestra (Celebrating 30 Years) & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Thomas Fonnesbaek & Justin Kauflin, The DIVA Jazz Orchestra (a celebration of 30 years going strong), Veronica Swift, Hannah Gill and Marike van Dijk, with birthday shoutouts to Doris Tauber (Them There Eyes, Drinking Again), Helen Sung, Giacomo Gates, Libby York, Amy Winehouse, Champian Fulton, Francesca Remigi and Wesla Whitfield, ...
Kait Dunton, The Pacific Jazz Group & Dee Daniels
by Joe Dimino
We kick off the 812th Episode of Neon Jazz with a gem from The Pacific Jazz Group's 2023 eponymous release. Then buckle up for a full hour of tasty new jazz from Brian McCarthy's Nonet, The Harry Allen Orchestra, The Elec Set and The 14 Jazz Orchestra. There's also a new album from Kait Dunton entitled ...
Nebula
Album: After|Life
By Brian McCarthy
Label: Truth Revolution Recording Collective
Released: 2023
Duration: 3:08
Brian McCarthy Nonet: After|Life
by Dan McClenaghan
Saxophonist Brian McCarthy, not one to shy away from a big theme, draws inspiration from the creation of the universe to craft After|Life Science says we are all stardust, compiled ultimately in all its complexities via gravity. Given that, he opens this expansive octet offering with “Nebula," referring to cosmic gasses consisting of ...
Justin Kauflin Trio: Live at Sam First
by Jim Worsley
New world modernization meets old world ideals at Sam First jazz club in Los Angeles. In just a few short years Sam First has built a solid reputation with both jazz artists and aficionados. Among its many qualities are the acoustics. In 2019, Peter Erskine, George Garzone, Alan Pasqua, and Darek Oles recorded their brilliant 3 ...
Live at Sam First
Label: Sam First Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Intro; Coming Home; Exodus; You Do Something To Me; Candy; Tempest; No Matter; Country Fried;
Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing; Thank You Lord.
