"These two men, 70 years apart, inspired each other. And that inspiration can be infectious"
"If you think you're having a rough day or can't escape whatever hole life has dug for you, Kauflin's worldview should give you a little perspective. He simply never lets his situation get him down ... His ringtone is "Don't Worry, Be Happy" for God's sake"
-ROGEREBERT.COM
"I think he's one of the most talented pianists to have ever walked the face of the earth"
-CT ABOUT JUSTIN

"There are some guys who are vicious, uptight and evil ... and they SOUND vicious, uptight and evil!"
-CLARK TERRY
"Your mind is a powerful asset .... use it for positive thoughts"
-CLARK TERRY
"You can't do it the easy way, you have to do it the right way"
-CLARK TERRY
Outreach
MX | US State Dept tour
VA | Governor’s School for Arts
DR | US State Dept tour
IN | Notre Dame Jazz
HI | Jazz Maui Summer Camps
CO | Vail Jazz Workshops
CA | Monterey Jazz Next Gen
ID | Lionel Hampton Jazz
WA | Centrum Port Townsend
WA | Icicle Creek Elementary
VA | VCU Jazz Clinic
VA | GSA Masterclass
VA | Collegiate HS
VA | Trinity Episcopal
CA | USC Jazz Clinic
NJ | WPU Jazz Room
VA | RJS Educator Series
AR | University of Arkansas
CA | NAMM Accessibility
Latvia | Riga Jazz Fest
GE | US State Dept tour
Denmark | Termansens
Denmark | Ribe Jazz Camp
IT | Time in Jazz Sardinia
PA | WCR Reading
MO | We Always Swing
NYC | Baruch College
NYC | Jacob Burns Center
WDC | Silver Theater
LA | Landmark Theater
LA | Arclight Hollywood
SF | SF Jazz
About KOKO
Five years in the making, Keep On Keepin' On was one the most critically acclaimed documentaries of 2014. The film "depicts the friendship of music legend and teacher, Clark Terry 89 and Justin Kauflin, a 23-year old blind, piano prodigy."
Terry was also Quincy Jones' first teacher and mentor to Miles Davis. He was among the few ever to have played in both Count Basie's and Duke Ellington's bands. In the '60's, CT broke the color barrier as the first African-American staff musician on NBC on The Tonight Show.
Jazz education was CT's greatest passion, and the Jazz Outreach strives to share his positive messages through documentary screenings, master classes, clinics, jam sessions and concerts.
For more information about the JAZZ OUTREACH, feel free to contact us!
Testimonials
VCU Jazz
“... they made our band room seem like the center of the jazz universe for those 90 minutes”
-Antonio Garcia, Director VCU Jazz
Governor's School for the Arts
“Justin is a natural teacher with his honesty, sensitivity, temperament and ability to inspire...” -Liz Barnes, Director GSA Jazz
Trinity Episcopal IB Music
“ ...It’s valuable that students get to interact with professional musicians so that they realize they are regular people ... an artist like Justin who is only a few years older than the students, has a particular resonance”
Keep On Keepin' On

Silver Theater WDC

WPU Senior Recital

Clark Terry, the mentor

Post production

Gift from Clark Terry

Justin and Candy on NYC subway platform


Jazz Ambassadors

Quincy Jones, Hicks and JK

Los Angeles KOKO premiere

Los Angeles, CA

Jazz Clinics

Tribeca Film Fest, NYC

Time in Jazz Fest, Sardinia, IT

Santa Barbara, CA

LA KOKO Premiere

Quincy Jones' artists

Tokyo Japan

Green Room, Kennedy Center, WDC

Dominican Republic Jazz Fest

Monk Gala, Kennedy Center, WDC

Santa Barbara film festival

Hiroshima Japan

Monk Gala, Kennedy Center, WDC

Newark, NJ