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As an alumna of Oberlin Conservatory’s Black Musicians Guild and Latinx Music Union, Jas’s work - both professional and musical - reflects her Afro-Caribbean culture and identity. She was a national competitor for a 2022 Watson Foundation Fellowship for her project proposal “Bridging Two Worlds: Navigating Blackness in Classical Music” and she intends to continue to empower and spotlight artists of the African diaspora through her work, studies, and musical output.
Lauded by the new york times for her "tender and yearning solos" and the new york classical review for her "reflective tone", Jas Ogiste is a New York City-based classical pianist. She has been recognized by institutions such as The Harlem School of Arts, National Association for Negro Musicians, Flint Initiative, and The Watson Foundation for her musicianship and dedication to centering black classical history in her concert programming. Jas has been mentored by renowned Musicians Haewon Song, Christina and Michelle Naughton, Peter Basquin, Elinor Freer and has worked with clarinetist David krakauer and wqxr host terrance mcknight. Jas currently performs as a member of the harlem chamber players and sugar hill chamber music salon. she has been heard in performance halls including the united palace theater, Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall, The Harlem School of the Arts, and Lincoln Center.​
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