José James

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José James

José James 2008
Background information
Born (1978-01-20) January 20, 1978
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres Jazz, hip hop, neo soul
Occupations Musician, composer, bandleader
Instruments Vocals
Labels Brownswood, Verve
Associated acts Junior Mance, Chico Hamilton, McCoy Tyner
Website www.josejamesmusic.com

José James (born January 20, 1978) is an American vocalist best known for performing and blending modern jazz and hip-hop. James performs all over the world both as a leader and with other groups.

Biography

James attended The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. In 2008, he debuted with his first album, The Dreamer, on the Brownswood label.[1][2] BLACKMAGIC followed in 2010.[2] 2010's For All We Know came out on the Impulse! label.[2][3] For All We Know became the winner of both the Edison Award[3] and L’Académie du Jazz Grand Prix for best Vocal Jazz Album of 2010.[4]

Discography

Solo albums

Original Release Date Album Label
January 28, 2008 The Dreamer [n 1] Brownswood Recordings
February 1, 2010 BLACKMAGIC Brownswood Recordings
May 11, 2010 For All We Know [n 2] Verve/Impulse!
January 22, 2013 No Beginning No End Blue Note

Notes

  1. ↑ Debut Solo Album
  2. ↑ Duo album with Belgian pianist, Jef Neve

With Junior Mance

Original Release Date Album Label
2008 Live at Cafe Loup JunGlo Music

With Chico Hamilton

Original Release Date Album Label
April 14, 2009 Twelve Tones of Love Joyous Shout

External links

References

  1. ↑ Jose James, Jef Neve Rekindle Jazz Flame. Billboard. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 José James - Music Biography, Credits and Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1
  4. ↑ Winnaars Edison Jazz/World bekend | Edison - de oudste muziekprijs van Nederland. Edisonaward.nl. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.
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