José James
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Background information | |
Born | (1978年01月20日) January 20, 1978 (age 47) Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
Genres | Jazz, hip hop, neo soul |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Labels | Brownswood, Blue Note, Rainbow Blonde |
Website | josejamesmusic |
José James (born January 20, 1978) is an American composer, baritone singer, guitar player and vocalist who combines contemporary jazz and hip hop.
Biography
[edit ]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 22 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, D.C.'s most important musical performances and plays.
Personal life
[edit ]José James is married to Talia Pnina Billig, known professionally as Taali, who is a Grammy Award–nominated singer, songwriter and record producer.[8]
Discography
[edit ]As leader
[edit ]- 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)
- 1978 (Rainbow Blonde, 2024)
As guest
[edit ]- Jazzanova, Little Bird (Verve Records, 2008)
- Kris Bowers, Heroes + Misfits (Concord Jazz, 2014)
- Junko Onishi, Very Special (Somethin' Cool, 2017)
- Taali, I Am Here (Rainbow Blonde, 2019)
- Erik Truffaz Quartet, Lune Rouge (Warner Music France, 2019)
References
[edit ]- ^ "José James Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Jose James, Jef Neve Rekindle Jazz Flame. Billboard. Retrieved on 2013年01月31日.
- ^ a b c José James – Music Biography, Credits and Discography. AllMusic . Retrieved on 2013年01月31日.
- ^ a b "José James - Bio". Josejames.music.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Winnaars Edison Jazz/World bekend | Edison – de oudste muziekprijs van Nederland Archived January 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Edisonaward.nl. Retrieved on 2013年01月31日.
- ^ "José James - Bio". Josejames.music.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ "On & On: José James Sings Badu - Millennium Stage (October 22, 2022)". October 22, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Brown, Emma (December 14, 2012). "The New Jazz Man: José James". Interview.
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External links
[edit ]- José James – official site
- José James discography at Discogs Edit this at Wikidata
- 1978 births
- Living people
- American jazz singers
- Musicians from Minneapolis
- Blue Note Records artists
- Singers from Minnesota
- American hip-hop singers
- American neo soul singers
- Jazz musicians from Minnesota
- Brownswood Recordings artists
- South High School (Minnesota) alumni
- 21st-century African-American male singers
- 21st-century American male singers