Jas Ogiste is a solo and chamber pianist who has been recognized by institutions, including The Harlem School of Arts, National Association for Negro Musicians, Flint Initiative, and The Watson Foundation. She currently works for Americas Society/Music of the Americas and as a researcher for WQXR’s podcast, Every Voice with Terrance McKnight.

During her undergraduate career, Jas studied with Haewon Song and has been mentored by renowned classical pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton, Peter Basquin, and Elinor Freer. She has also placed in the Spotlight International Piano Competition, William Knabe International Piano Competition, and Ruthmere Piano Competition. Jas is continuing her performing career as a pianist in New York City and has been heard at performance halls, including Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall, The Harlem School of the Arts, and Lincoln Center’s Sidewalk Studio. She received her Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory in 2022 and is currently pursuing her master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music.

Jas’s work reflects her Afro-Caribbean culture and identity; she was a national competitor for a 2022 Watson Foundation Fellowship for her project “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 and musical output.