7:00pm & 8:30pm Shows! - Jahari Stampley Family Soul Trio - "What A Time" Tour - SF Jazz

“JAZZ’S HANCOCK COMPETITION RETURNS, CROWNING AN ELECTRIFYING RISING STAR "With a sound built around fluttering, arpeggiated motifs that he carries across keys and the full range of the keyboard, Stampley also refers directly to an African inheritance, redolent of the patterned plucking of a Malian kora or a Zimbabwean mbira. Most important, his playing felt unforced, as if powered from an internal engine. This was an artist you wanted to hear again and to know more about.” - October 17, 2023, Giovanni Russonello New York Times "On Sunday night at the new Perelman Performing Arts Center in Lower Manhattan, it won him first prize in the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition, instantly putting his insurgent talent on a broader global stage…When it was time for Goods and Allen to lock into his groove, they struggled, because Stampley left them in the dust; from his seat at the piano, he made it unclear whether he was piloting a Fazioli or a Ferrari.” - October 16, 2023, Nate Chinen, Editorial Director WRTI. “When we were listening to all of the 11 contestants, we were thinking about who we wanted to continue hearing not just as judges but as fans,” Perez explained. “We were looking for someone who captured the potentiality of sound.” - October 31, 2023, John Murph, Downbeat Magazine Jahari Stampley is a Chicago-born pianist who began playing the piano at the age of 14. Within two years of exploring the instrument, he began winning various competitions including Best High School Jazz Soloist Award and the National YoungArts Competition. By the age of 18 years old, he was recognized and followed by many world-renowned musicians including Yebba Smith, Jill Scott, Robert Glasper, Cory Henry, Jacob Collier, Stanley Clarke, and Derrick Hodge, among others. Jahari has toured with Stanley Clarke and is featured on Derrick Hodge’s "Color of Noise" album. Jahari has performed in venues such as Radio City Music Hall in NYC, The Met Philadelphia, Byline