Blind jazz pianist, composer & educator. Clark Terry protege. Quincy Jones collaborator. Dedicated to the music & the people it reaches

JAZZ PIANIST COMPOSER

Justin Kauflin

"Kauflin's execution, his ability to ripple waves of notes from the keyboard flawlessly and evoke colorful meadows of sound - is unequivocally superb."

- DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

Award-winning jazz pianist Justin Kauflin has released 10 albums and scored the Oscar-shortlisted documentary Keep On Keepin' On. On faculty at the Governor's School for the Arts in Norfolk, VA, he curates the free GSA Jazz Night concert series and hosts a weekly Sunday live stream. New music coming soon.

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ALBUMS

COLLABORATIONS

COUNTRIES

YRS w/QUINCY JONES

LATEST MUSIC

AS SEEN IN

New York Times . DownBeat . World Music Report . LA Times . The Times . All About Jazz . RogerEbert . The Wall Street Journal . The New Yorker . Vail Daily . VEER . WTKR . PBS . WHRV . KNKX . WBGO .

WORLD MUSIC REPORT

"... a testament to sheer brilliance of technique and unbridled imagination"

NEW YORK TIMES

"...favors a clarity of touch ... tempering post-bop tendencies with the assurances of the gospel church"

THE TIMES

"... this is a musician who wants to do more than make you admire his virtuosity"

Fonnesbaek & Kauflin

APR 29-MAY 2 in Denmark

Justin Kauflin Trio at Mezzrow

Miss it? Catch it now on YouTube

Upcoming Shows

MAY

COPENHAGEN, DK

JUN

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

AUG

Toomey - Kauflin Pianos

NORFOLK, VA

AUG

SILVERHAND MEADERY

FILM & MEDIA

Keep On Keepin' On

Justin scored and co-starred in this documentary about the profound friendship between himself — a young blind pianist — and his 89-year-old mentor, jazz trumpet legend Clark Terry.

FEATURED FILM

JAZZ OUTREACH

ALL FILM WORK

Justin Kauflin​

Justin Kauflin