In the ensuing years, James has graced some of the world’s most renowned stages, including the Kennedy Center and the Hollywood Bowl. He’s collaborated with heavy-hitters like Jazzanova, Kris Bowers, ...

With his Blue Note debut, Jose James employs the terrifying capacity of his voice to penetrate the heart of deeper, more hidden spaces and lay bare the emotional contours of urban existence. To ...

But from the very beginning it was clear that Jose James was not going to play by any one set of rules or stay inside anyone's lines. As early as his first recording he started establishing himself as ...

MARTÍNEZ: Whoo (ph). What a trip down memory lane. 1978 is also when jazz singer Jose James was born. You could definitely call him an old soul. He's obsessed with these sounds, and they inform ...

José James wasn’t listening to music back in 1978 – that’s the year he was born. Yet many of his favorite albums are from that year, and the soulful, hypnotic grooves on his new album ...