Shows We Love :: Jose James Live in Cali
Jose James will be touring Cali this week and tonight, December 7th, he’ll be performing in San Jose as part of Live at the Pagoda series. He’ll also be gracing Los Angeles on December 13th at Zanzibar with an opening set by Quetzal Guerrero, Anthony Valadez and Aaron Byrd.
BTS We Love :: Jada Pinkett Smith, Uptown
Jada Pinkett Smith shines in this Uptown Magazine behind the scenes and we were lucky to film & edit this piece to the tune of “Visions of Violet” by Jose James. Moni was behind the lens and Mike handled the editing in a true spirit of collaboration. We hope you enjoy it! – Mike & Moni
Shows We Love :: Jose James, Blackmagic NYC
Our friends at Giant Step bring you the last live performance of Blackmagic by Jose James this Friday, December 3rd along with TK Wonder, Ben Perowsky MSO and Ge-ology at LIttlefield in Brooklyn. After a year of spinning the Brownswood Sessions with this crew, one thing is certain – this is an evening you don’t want to miss. Take a look at the Axis profile we shot with Jose for Blackmagic here. There’s also a great video of him performing at our Friends We Love Festival in NYC, in case you need more convincing. To top it, we’re also including a live recording by the good folks at KCRW with Jose earlier this year. – Moni Pineda
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.
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