José James
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Background information | |
Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | January 20, 1978
Genres | Jazz, hip hop, neo soul |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Labels | Brownswood, Blue Note, Rainbow Blonde |
Associated acts | Junior Mance, Chico Hamilton, McCoy Tyner, Robert Glasper |
Website | josejamesmusic |
José James (born January 20, 1978) is an American vocalist who combines jazz and hip hop.
Biography[]
José 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 the Académie du Jazz Grand Prix for best Vocal Jazz Album of 2010.[4]
Discography[]
As leader[]
- The Dreamer (Brownswood, 2008)
- Blackmagic (Brownswood, 2010)
- For All We Know (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 (Live) (Rainbow Blonde, 2021)
References[]
- ^ Jose James, Jef Neve Rekindle Jazz Flame. Billboard. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c José James – Music Biography, Credits and Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b [1] Archived March 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Winnaars Edison Jazz/World bekend | Edison – de oudste muziekprijs van Nederland Archived January 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Edisonaward.nl. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.
External links[]
- Official website
- José James discography at Discogs
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- African-American singers
- 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
- 21st-century American singers
- Brownswood Recordings artists
- South High School (Minnesota) alumni