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, ''

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Discography

As leader

* ''

'' ( Brownswood, 2008) * ''Blackmagic'' (Brownswood, 2009) * ''For All We Know'' with

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, 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) CD– 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) *

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, ''I Am Here'' (Rainbow Blonde, 2019) * Erik Truffaz Quartet, ''Lune Rouge'' (Warner Music France, 2019)

References

External links

* – official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Jose 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