"You can feel it in every note he plays"
-Quincy Jones
Photo by Adam Hart
"Justin Kauflin is a 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"
"What separates Kauflin from the others is the soulfulness of his repertoire ... This is a musician who wants to do more than make you admire his virtuosity"
"He can take a simple motif as the Beatles' Day in a Life and make a swinging concerto out of it"
"Dedication is a testament to sheer brilliance of technique and unbridled imagination"
"With Introducing, Kauflin has immediately established himself as a stellar jazz player, composer, leader and producer. He has a touch and imagination that is immensely appealing..."
DownBeat Magazine
Justin Kauflin's Live Adventure
"...the prodigy label can paint such a lofty portrait of Kauflin, even as it aptly describes the Yamaha Artist’s exceptional musical skill. Kauflin, deeply kind and humbled by the praise and caliber of musicians in his orbit, is — as he puts it — just a “simple guy.”