| Justin Chart | |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
| Label: | Universal Music Group |
Justin Chart (born)[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.
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". 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. The videos of the song feature scenes from L.A. including the Venice boardwalk and downtown Los Angeles.[3] The has a Latin beat and features Chart's daughter Tali on keyboard. 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."
Chart released Colorstorm in 2020, followed by Colorstorm IV and Colorstorm VI in 2021. Colorstorm was recorded live, in one session in Los Angeles. The album, which consists of group improvisational pieces, was recorded in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Year Released | Label | Title | Recording Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Iron Mountain Records | The February Feeling | February 1993 | Remastered and Re-released: 2017 | |
| 1993-1994 | Iron Mountain Records | Return of the Knight | October 1993 - August 1994 | Remastered and Re-released: 2017 | |
| 2017 | Los Angeles City Records | Los Angeles: An Anthem | November 2017 | ||
| 2018 | Palms Records | All That Is Just | February 2018 | ||
| 2019 | Palms Records | The Jammiest Bit O' Jam | July 2019 | ||
| 2020 | Decca Records | COLORSTORM | 2020 | ||
| 2021 | Decca Records | COLORSTORM IV | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Decca Records | COLORSTORM VI | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Universal Music Group | Intuition[4] | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Universal Music Group | Live in Los Angeles | 2021 | ||
| 2022 | Universal Music Group | The Scarlet Jazz Room | 2022 | ||
| 2022 | Universal Music Group | The Midnight People[5] | 2022 | ||
| 2022 | Universal Music Group | Keep the Blue | 2022 | ||
| 2023 | Universal Music Group | Avenue | 2023 | ||
| 2023 | Universal Music Group | Prosper | 2023 | ||
| 2023 | Universal Music Group | Right On! | 2023 | ||
| 2024 | Universal Music Group | Today's Tomorrow | 2024 | ||
| 2024 | Universal Music Group | Night Heat | 2024 |