Pianist Jahari Stampley just won a prestigious jazz competition — he's only 24

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It's been quite a birthday for Jahari Stampley. All right around the same time, he turned 24 and released his first album, called Still Listening. On Sunday, he won one of the biggest awards in jazz.

"It's just overwhelming and also just amazing," Stampley told NPR after judges awarded him first place at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Competition. "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."

Stampley was only 14 when he started playing the piano. Soon, he was winning high school competitions. After graduating from the Manhattan School of Music in 2021, he toured with Stanley Clarke. But Jahari Stampley could've started his career even earlier. His mother is a storied Chicago jazz figure. D-Erania Stampley runs a music school and has been nominated for Grammys in seven different categories.