Justin Chart

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Justin Chart
Chart performing in 2022
Background information
Born	1959 or 1960 (age 64–65) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Jazz rock
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Guitar piano saxophone vocals
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Universal Music Group
Website	justinchart.com justinchartjazz.com

Justin Chart (born 1959 or 1960)^[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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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]

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.^{[citation needed]}