Shows We Love :: Jose James @ Hiro – WIN TIX!
Our good friends at Giant Step will present An Exclusive Evening with José James at Hiro Ballroom next Saturday, April 17. José hasn’t played in NY for over 2 years, so make sure you don’t miss this one. He’ll be performing new songs from his latest release Blackmagic on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings. If you’d like a taste of the evening, take a look at the CODE video & artist profile produced by FWL.
In fact, Friends We Love will be giving away a pair of tickets to a lucky winner. To try your luck, leave us a comment telling us about your favorite José James song and why you’d like to see him live. If you’d like to play it safe, which we completely understand, make sure to buy tickets before they sell out. A winner will be announced on April 15th.
Shows We Love :: Jose James Live Stream + News
Yes, you can catch a live stream of Jose James performing songs from his new record Black Magic at the Ancienne Belgique (AB) on Wednesday at 3:15PM EST. This means that you’ll need your headphones if you’re at work or a speaker jack if you work from home. The show is sold out and it’s a chance to simultaneously see how it goes down in Belgium.
Also on the AB site, you’ll find a recording of the concert Facing East : The Music of John Coltrane by José James & Jef Neve (23 September 2009) as well as a great interview where Jose speaks about John Coltrane.
Music Videos We Love :: José James – Code
In this video, we captured José James recording the vocals for the Flying Lotus produced CODE, the first song on his highly anticipated sophomore release Black Magic on Brownswood Recordings. The evening was full of smiles and surprises, including Moni singing background vocals.
Music We Love :: KSpace Exclusive: Jose James “Black Magic” Podcast
Sexy, jazzy, and above all, magical – that describes BLACK MAGIC, the latest podcast from Gilles Peterson, available completely exclusively on Kspace. In its nearly half-hour of non-stop music, BLACK MAGIC focuses on one of Gilles’ latest, greatest discoveries – 21st century crooner José James and his second album of the same title, along with samplings of his 2008 debut The Dreamer and other influences that make up his sound.
Jazz We Love :: Facing East: The Music of John Coltrane by José James & Jef Neve
Tonight (9/23) there will be a live stream of a beautiful Jazz collaboration between John Coltrane, José James and Jeff Neve entitled, Facing East. The stream will begin at 8:30pm (Brussels time)
Articles We Love :: Connecting Dots, From Bird to Michael Jackson
This is an excerpt from the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival review in the NY Times by Ben Ratliff where he glowingly describes “the strongest performance of the day” by Jose James. If you’re not familiar with Jose’s work, please take a look at his Friends We Love Artist Profile. “The strongest performances of the day [...]
José James, Vocalist + Lyricist + Songwriter :: Axis
Critically acclaimed and world renown artist, Jose James invites us to witness the Black Magic of his new record with an intimate studio session that reveals the many facets of his creative process.
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