José James

American baritone jazz singer from NYC, New York, USA.

Born: 20 January 1978 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

James is of Irish and Panamanian descent, achieving much success after DJ [a=Gilles Peterson] signed him to his new independent label [l=Brownswood Recordings] in the late 2000s.

He has also recorded tracks for many other artists, notably on Italian musician and producer [a=Nicola Conte], on albums "[m=109233]" (2008) and "[m=708945]" (2014), [a=Jazzanova] on album "[m=56466]" (2008), and [a=Goldie] on album "[m=1196432]" (2017), among others.