José James
José James 2016 in Berlin, Germany
José James 2016 in Berlin, Germany
Background information
Born (1978-01-20) January 20, 1978
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
GenresJazz, hip hop, neo soul
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, bandleader
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
LabelsBrownswood, Blue Note, Rainbow Blonde
Websitejosejamesmusic.com

José James (born 20th January 1978 in Minneapolis, USA), based in New York City, is an american composer, bariton singer, guitar player and vocalist, who combines contemporary jazz and hip hop.

Biography

José James, of irish and panamanian descent,[1] attended The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. In 2008, he debuted with his first album, The Dreamer, achieving much success after DJ Gilles Peterson signed him to his new independent label Brownswood Recordings.[2][3] His second album Blackmagic followed in 2009.[3] And in the following year, the album For All We Know came out on the Impulse! label.[3][4] For All We Know became the winner of both the Edison Award[4] and the Académie du Jazz Grand Prix for best Vocal Jazz Album of 2010.[5]

James has presented his work at venues such as The Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, Ancienne Belgique and Billboard Live Tokyo. He has performed as a guest artist with McCoy Tyner, Laura Mvula and the Jazz at Lincoln Center, Melbourne Symphony and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. [6]

His latest project is called On & On - José James sings Badu, which was performed at Millennium stage on 22nd October 2022 with his current band, composed of five young musicians.[7] The Millennium stage is located at The Kennedy Center, which holds some of Washington, DC's most important musical performances and plays.

Personal Life

José James is married with american singer and songwriter Talia Pnina Billig, well known professionally as Taali, who is a Grammy nominated american singer, songwriter and record producer.

Discography

As leader

  • The Dreamer (Brownswood, 2008)
  • Blackmagic (Brownswood, 2009)
  • For All We Know with Jef Neve (impulse!, 2010)
  • No Beginning No End (Blue Note, 2012)
  • While You Were Sleeping (Blue Note, 2014)
  • Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday (Blue Note, 2015)
  • Love in a Time of Madness (Blue Note, 2017)
  • Lean On Me (Blue Note, 2018)
  • No Beginning No End 2 (Rainbow Blonde, 2020)
  • José James: New York 2020 (Rainbow Blonde, 2021)[2CD] – live recorded in 2020
  • Merry Christmas from José James (Rainbow Blonde, 2021)
  • On & On (Rainbow Blonde, 2023)

As guest

References

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