Justin serves as a U.S. Department of State Jazz Ambassador — a distinction once held by his mentor Quincy Jones — bringing jazz education and mentorship to stages and classrooms across Tbilisi, Georgia; the Dominican Republic; Guanajuato, Mexico; and Riga, Latvia. A Kennedy Center VSA award recipient, he has championed disability awareness through performances, jazz clinics, student jam sessions, and community screenings of Keep On Keepin' On — the acclaimed documentary about his profound friendship with jazz legend Clark Terry.