Justin Chart

Justin Chart
Chart in 2022
Background information
Born	1959or1960(age 64–65) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Jazz rock
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Guitar piano saxophone vocals
Years active	1993–present
Website	justinchart.com justinchartjazz.com

Justin Chart (born 1959or1960) ^[1] is an American singer-songwriter and jazz musician. He is best known for "Los Angeles the Song", dedicated to his hometown. He has released eighteen albums during his career, primarily in the jazz genre.

Biography

Chart was born in Los Angeles, California, to a musical family, and played piano, clarinet, and saxophone as a youth. ^[2]

In 2012, Chart wrote, sang and produced "Los Angeles the Song". ^[3] In the song, Chart performs with 40 other singers and three rappers from all 25 of Los Angeles' sister cities. The cast sang in 28 different languages spoken by people on six different continents, as a gesture to L.A.'s multiculturalism. ^[2] The videos of the song feature scenes from L.A. including the Venice boardwalk and downtown Los Angeles. ^[4] The has a Latin beat and features his daughter Tali on keyboard. ^[4] Chart was awarded the Artisan Appreciation Award in July 2014 by L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, who praised his ability to capture "through song for people to enjoy and understand this passion for the city we all call home." ^[2]

Discography

Source: ^[5]

• The February Feeling (2017; recorded 1993) ^[6]
• Return of the Knight (2017; recorded 1995)
• Los Angeles: An Anthem (2017)
• All That Is Just (2018)
• The Jammiest Bit O Jam (2019)
• Colorstorm (2020) ^[7]
• Colorstorm IV (2021)
• Colorstorm VI (2021) ^[8]
• Intuition (2021)
• Live in Los Angeles (2021)
• The Scarlet Jazz Room (2022)
• The Midnight People (2022)
• Keep the Blue (2022)
• Avenue (2023)
• Prosper (2023) ^[9]
• Right On (2023)
• Today's Tomorrow (2024)
• Night Heat (2024) ^[10]

References

1. Lopez, Steve (February 27, 2013). "Let's Hear Your Ode to L.A." The Los Angeles Times. p. A2. And then there's Justin Chart, 53, who loves his native city with all his aching heart.
2. Yang, Catherine (August 24, 2017). "Musician Justin Chart releases love songs to L.A." Daily Trojan. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
3. "Justin Chart". www.sennheiser.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
4. "Justin Chart Sings About His Love Of Los Angeles On Youtube". Santa Monica Mirror . June 3, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
5. "Justin Chart". Spotify. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
6. The February Feeling by Justin Chart on Apple Music, April 30, 2017, retrieved February 3, 2025
7. Colorstorm, March 2, 2020, retrieved February 3, 2025
8. Colorstorm VI by Justin Chart on Apple Music, January 8, 2021, retrieved February 3, 2025
9. "Album Review - Prosper by Justin Chart". Cadence.Media. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
10. Jazz, All About (November 14, 2024). "Justin Chart: Night Heat album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 4, 2025.