“The album ‘Keep The Blue’ is a brilliant celebration of timeless Jazz, tipping its hat to the various sounds and styles that have powered the genre to the place that we find it today. This is a collection of great songs delivered with poise and panache. It seduced me immediately.”

— CBC Radio

"Justin has the rare gift of making complex music sound effortless."

— Jazzpress

QUOTES

"Your improvisations are fearless journeys into the unknown, always returning with treasures."
— Hubert Laws
"Justin your passion for the saxophone is infectious; I can hear it in every note."
— Michael Cuscuna
"Justin, you have a deep respect for the tradition of jazz while forging your own path."
— Lou Donaldson
"After listening to "the Scarlet Jazz Room" you definitely have the sound to transport us to another time and place with your music."
— David Sanborn
"I feel Justin will leave an indelible mark on the history of music."
— Georg Bjorklund - Orkester Journalen
"You can have us hear the saxophone in a way it's never been heard before."
— Creed Bratton of The Grass Roots
"Justin has the rare gift of making complex music sound effortless."
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— Jazz Press
"Justin you have the ability to make the saxophone weep, laugh, and sing."
— Dan Morgenstern
"Chart is a burning soloist, and seems alive to the possibilities of this freeing format."
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— Cadence Jazz Magazine
"Chart has the sound of a true jazz master unburdened by notions of fad or fashion, of era or genre."
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— ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"I can hear Chart’s soul in his sound and truth in his tone.”
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— JAZZ PRESS
"Chart's singular creative approach, sublimely balances intriguing ideas with emotive eloquence."
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— ALL ABOUT JAZZ
"Pale Gold and Faded Green" is a powerful, impressionistic tune, the tension lying between Chart's exotic patterns and the many angles that his saxophone phrases."
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— Cadence Jazz Magazine
"This music not only talks to your soul, it can carry you away to a place of Charts choosing."
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— Pitchfork
"The album 'Keep The Blue' is a brilliant celebration of timeless Jazz, tipping its hat to the various sounds and styles that have powered the genre to the place that we find it today. This is a collection of great songs delivered with poise and panache. It seduced me immediately."
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— CBC Music
"PROSPER, is a beautiful connection of mood and melody, ranging from shivery melodious Jazz to hard-bop and swing. This is music of the night."
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— Cadence Jazz Magazine
"If Prosper signals Chart’s white-hot virtuosity, 'A Slice of Entice' reveals his ability to sing via his instrument. The sax playing here veers towards the vocal not only in its cantabile, but also in the actual sounds made."
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— Fanfare Magazine