Justin Ouellet

Justin Ouellet has performed internationally from California to France, collaborating with musicians from many different backgrounds. His training as a classical musician has afforded him opportunities to perform with members of prestigious groups around the world, ranging from the Philadelphia Orchestra to the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. As a natural improviser and performer, Justin has been honored to share the stage with renowned musicians such as Andrea Bocelli, Jónsi, Kev Choice, and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.

Justin has received recognition for his talents as an artist and educator, including the San Jose Jazz Live Aid Grant and the Academy of Gospel Music Educator of the Year award, and he was voted best jazz instrumentalist by San Francisco Classical Voice.

He can be heard on a multitude of recordings and has worked on a variety of production and engineering projects at renowned studios such as Skywalker Ranch, George Lucas’s estate, where many great movie soundtracks and Grammy-winning albums have been recorded. He has produced three albums, including The d’PaJo Sessions (2021), recorded with his band d’PaJo as a tribute to the great Stéphane Grappelli; The 25th Street Sessions (2019); and Justin Ouellet: The Covid Sessions.

Justin and his wife split their time between California and Massachusetts.