José James
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 20, 1978 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 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, 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
- 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
- ^ Jose James, Jef Neve Rekindle Jazz Flame. Billboard. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.
- ^ a b c José James – Music Biography, Credits and Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.
- ^ 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
- José James – official site
- José James discography at Discogs
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Categories:
- 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