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José James is an American baritone singer, composer and guitarist who fuses contemporary jazz with hip-hop, soul and R&B. A New School jazz graduate, he launched his recording career with The Dreamer, released on DJ Gilles Peterson's label Brownswood Recordings, followed by Blackmagic. For All We Know (2010), his duo record with pianist Jef Neve on Impulse!, won both the Edison Award and the Académie du Jazz Grand Prix as the year's best vocal jazz album. He then moved to Blue Note for No Beginning No End (2013), While You Were Sleeping (2014), Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday (2015), Love in a Time of Madness (2017) and Lean on Me (2018). Later projects include No Beginning No End 2 (2020), Merry Christmas from José James (2021), On & On (2023), his salute to Erykah Badu, 1978 (2024) and 1978: Revenge of The Dragon (2025). James has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Hollywood Bowl and Billboard Live Tokyo, and has appeared with McCoy Tyner, Laura Mvula, Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Expect smooth, soulful vocals and a sophisticated groove.
- Genres: jazz, hip-hop and neo soul
- Born in Minneapolis
- Labels: Blue Note, Verve Records
- Category: Musician
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Milestones
- Released the album The Dreamer
- Released the album Round Two
- Released the album Blackmagic
- Released the album For All We Know
- Released the album No Beginning No End
- Released the album While You Were Sleeping
- Released the album Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday
- Released the album Love in a Time of Madness
- Released the album Lean on Me
- Released the album No Beginning No End 2
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Our estimate puts José James in the Under $25K range (estimate).
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