A 24-year-old piano prodigy, Jahari Stampley, has won one of the most prestigious awards in jazz. The competition held by the Herbie Hancock Institute is widely seen as anointing new stars.
."I just have a respect for everybody that participated in the competition. These are all people I've always looked up to and loved when I was growing up."
The esteem in which the younger Stampley holds his mother is obvious."She's just really a genius," he says with pride."She knows how to fly planes. She just became a literal certified pilot, and she just did her first cross-country flight. She can do anything." This year marks the first time the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz has produced its international competition since the onset of the pandemic. The competition has undergone various rebrandings and locale changes over the years, but continues to be widely regarded as a launching pad for stars.
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