1. Justin Kauflin was born on March 10,1986 and is an American jazz pianist, composer, educator and record producer.
12 Facts About Justin Kauflin
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Justin Kauflin was born in Silver Spring, Maryland before moving to Virginia Beach, Virginia with his family.
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When Kauflin was eleven, he lost his eyesight due to proliferative exudative retinopathy.
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Justin Kauflin adjusted by learning Braille and cane mobility, and switching to jazz piano at the Governor's School for Performing Arts.
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Justin Kauflin studied with Liz Barnes and John Toomey, a professor of jazz at Old Dominion University.
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Justin Kauflin was influenced by Harold Mabern and Mulgrew Miller.
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Justin Kauflin is credited for the film score with Dave Grusin.
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Justin Kauflin won the VSA International Young Soloist Award, was selected as semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk Competition in 2011, voted as "Jazz Artist of the Year" in VEER magazine, and was hired by Quincy Jones.
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Justin Kauflin worked with Jones on the album Dedication.
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In 2015, Justin Kauflin participated in the commemorative album Oscar, With Love, a collection of previously unrecorded songs written by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
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In 2021, Justin Kauflin collaborated with Jacob Collier on the documentary Reflection - A Walk with Water as well as the theme song, Flow Freely.
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Justin Kauflin completed original film score for My Sister Liv, produced by Al Hicks and Paula DuPre Pesman.