José James (born January 20, 1978) is an American vocalist who combines jazz and hip hop.

Biography

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. 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.

Discography

As leader

• The Dreamer (Brownswood, 2008)
• Blackmagic (Brownswood, 2010)
• For All We Know (impulse!, 2010)
• No Beginning No End (Blue Note, 2012)
• While You Were Sleeping (Blue Note, 2014)
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