José James
José James 2008
Background information
Born	(1978-01-20) January 20, 1978 (age 35) 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 [edit]

James is the son of a Panamanian saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist.^[1] 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 [edit]

Solo albums [edit]

Notes [edit]

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

With Junior Mance [edit]

With Chico Hamilton [edit]

External links [edit]

• Official website

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} Jose James, Jef Neve Rekindle Jazz Flame. Billboard. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.
2. ^ ^{a b c} José James - Music Biography, Credits and Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.
3. ^ ^{a b} [1]^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Winnaars Edison Jazz/World bekend | Edison - de oudste muziekprijs van Nederland. Edisonaward.nl. Retrieved on 2013-01-31.