Jahari Stampley

Jahari Stampley is a Chicago-born pianist, songwriter, and musical arranger. Winner of the 2023 Herbie Hancock International Jazz Institute Piano Competition.

Early life
Jahari Stampley was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Stampley grew up in a family of musicians. His mother, D-Erania Stampley is a jazz performer. Stampley started on drums but got curious about the piano at the age of 14. In 2017 he was a member of CYSO Jazz Orchestra's season in 2017. In 2021 Stampley graduated Manhattan School of Music. In 2019 won Bösendorfer prize in international American Jazz Pianists Association Competition (for ages 18–25)

Career
He became widely known among jazz fans in 2023, when he won the Herbie Hancock International Jazz Institute Piano Competition.

In 2023 he released his debut album Still Listening (2023)

Stampley now tours with a trio that includes Miguel Russell, a 21-year-old drummer/producer from South Florida, and Chicago-based saxophonist and bassist D-Erania Stampley, who is also Stampley's mother.

Awards and achievements

 * Winner of Bosendorferprize in the international American Jazz Pianists Association Competition (2019)
 * Winner of Herbie Hancock International Jazz Institute Piano Competition (2023)