JOSÉ JAMES

                                         

    El nou treball discográfic d´aquest artista americá está dedicat per complert a BILLIE HOLIDAY., hi ha dedicat uns nou anys de treball ! ...... segons explica el jazz que es fá avui en día no rès a veure amb el que es feía en aquella época i l ártista ha volgut adaptar el sentiment de Lady Day als nostres diés. Podeu veure el disc a :  SENTIR EL BLUES /NEW RELEASES , 

     Mentres tant disfruteu d´aquest concert ! 

                              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.

Often referred to as a jazz singer for the hip-hop generation, New York City-based vocalist José James combines jazz, soul, drum'n'bass, and spoken word into his own unique brand of vocal jazz. While he states his main influences as John Coltrane, Marvin Gaye, and Billie Holiday, his sound on early 12" singles and in live performances brought to mind such icons of '70s jazz-soul as Terry Callier, and his music felt more like an update of the fluid crossover approach of Gil Scott-Heron, while also being distinctly his own.

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 Blackmagic followed in 2010.[2] 2010's For All We Know came out on the Impulse! label.For All We Know became the winner of both the Edison Award and L'Académie du Jazz Grand Prix for best Vocal Jazz Album of 2010.

James signed to Blue Note Records in 2012, and issued "Trouble," his first single for the label, in September of that year. His fourth album, No Beginning, No End, was released in January of 2013. James began composing while on the road. New songs reflected a renewed interest in artists he listened to growing up (Nirvana, Radiohead) as well as newer ones who made an impression (Frank Ocean, James Blake). As a result, he cut While You Were Sleeping, a collection that reflected rock alongside R&B and jazz. It was released in June of 2014.

In commemoration of Billie Holiday's 100th birthday, the singer he claimed -- from the very beginning of his career -- as his "musical mother," James recorded nine songs written or associated with her. He fronted a band that included pianist Jason Moran, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Eric Harland. Yesterday I Had the Blues was produced by Blue Note label-head Don Was and released in March of 2015.

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Unique AB production in which an impressive voice of modern jazz - José James -- releases his vocal glory upon the musical heritage of Billie Holiday, or "Lady Day". Let's just say: one of the most impressive voices American jazz history has ever known.

Coincidence or not: Billie Holiday -- or Eleanora Fagan Gough -- was born on 7 April 1915. So José James intentionally chose this symbolic date (read: anniversary).

José James - vocals, loopstation

Takuya Kuroda - trumpet

Michael Campagna - tenor saxophone

Kris Bowers - piano

Solomon Dorsey - bass

Richard Spaven - drums