演出时间

日期/Date：2020年23日（周日）

入场时间/Door Time：5:00 PM

演出时间/Show Time：6:30PM

地址/Add：前门东大街23号 Blue Note Beijing

23 Qianmen East Street. Dongcheng District. Beijing

电话Tel：170-0000-0288

票价信息

B2剧场票价Ticket Price：

380（边座Side）/460（主座Table）RMB

乐队成员

José James – Guitar/Vocals

Aneesa Strings – Bass/Vocals

Brett Williams – Keys

Marcus Machado – Guitar

Justin Brown - Drums

José James

José James是处于嘻哈时代的爵士艺人，他通过一系列令人惊喜的作品展现了他浑厚而优美的男中音，而这些音乐作品也突破了传统/现代爵士、灵魂、放克、House和摇滚等风格之间的界限。尽管James深受John Coltrane、Marvin Gaye、Billie Holiday的影响，但无论是他在早期黑胶单曲里的表现，或者是他的现场演出也会让人想起70年代灵魂爵士乐偶像Terry Callier和Gil Scott-Heron。James于2008年发行的首张专辑《The Dreamer》结合了爵士巨星Rahsaan Roland Kirk的音乐风格，其中许多歌曲也是他的原创。跨时代风格的融合基本定义了James在之后发行的作品，无论是在的制作人Flying Lotus和Moodymann的加持下诞生的《Blackmagic》(2010)，还是在只有钢琴家Jef Neve伴奏的《For All We Know》（2010）中，或者是由包括Blue Note唱片公司的同仁Robert Glasper和Chris Dave在内的乐队鼎力协助的《No Beginning No End》（2013），强大的阵容使这张专辑登上了Billboard爵士乐榜首的位置。James还通过一场致敬音乐会向他的偶像Billie Holliday与Bill Withers表示敬意。

José James来自明尼苏达州，他的父亲是一位多乐器演奏家，他是由母亲在德卢斯和明尼阿波利斯抚养长大，期间也曾在华盛顿的西雅图呆过一段时间。年轻的James活跃于他所在的明尼阿波利斯两所高中的音乐活动中，十几岁时*开始在当地表演。在2004年Thelonious Monk国际爵士歌手比赛中入围决赛后，James搬到纽约，参加了New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music的比赛并引起了Gilles Peterson的注意。之后他与这位BBC DJ的Brownswood厂牌签约，在那里他于2007年发行了包含12首歌曲的首张专辑，其中包括对John Coltrane《Equinox》的重新演绎。这张专辑以爵士、电子、灵魂乐和流行音乐的融合而赢得了全世界的赞誉，并在《Jazztimes》年度50佳专辑中排名第21位。自此，James在世界各地的音乐节与著名表演场所开展了演出，包括北海爵士音乐节，维多利亚爵士音乐节以及伦敦皇家音乐厅，James还多次在Junior Mance三重奏，Jazzanova、Nicola Conte、Basement Jaxx和Chico Hamilton等音乐人的作品中作为表演嘉宾。

他在2010年二月推出了《Blackmagic》，这张带着深夜节奏的专辑有着Flying Lotus与Moodymann进行加持。仅三个月之后，他*又带来了一张于Impulse!唱片发行的一次录制完成专辑《For All We Know》，这是一张比利时钢琴家Jef Neve的双人合奏专辑。James在接下来的一年半中不停歇地巡回演出，足迹遍布了欧洲、日本和美国等地。他于2012年与Blue Note签约，并于当年9月发行了《Trouble》，这是他在该公司发行的*张单曲。他的第四张专辑《No Beginning No End》于2013年1月发行。该专辑与Pino Palladino共同制作，并由公司同仁Robert Glasper和Chris Dave担任乐器演奏，从充满放克律动的新灵魂乐风格，到大胆采用的流行音乐和R＆B元素，都使得该专辑荣登了Billboard爵士榜榜首。James随后在巡演中开始创作。新歌反映了那些他成长中所聆听的音乐人（Nirvana、Radiohead）以及给他留下深刻印象的新艺人（Frank Ocean、James Blake）给他带来的影响。*终他剪辑出了《Where You Were Sleeping》，这是一张反映摇滚对R&B以及爵士乐带来的影响的曲目合集，它于2014年6月发布。

为了纪念Billie Holiday诞辰100周年，James宣称从他的职业生涯开始时Billie Holiday*一直是他的“音乐之母”，并录制了9首与她相关的歌曲。他领导的乐队包括钢琴家Jason Moran，贝斯手John Patitucci和鼓手Eric Harland。《Yesterday I Had the Blues》由Blue Note唱片公司的负责人Don Was制作，并于2015年3月发行。两年后，他出现在电影《五十度黑》原声带中，并继续制作他的第四张Blue Note唱片《Love in a Time of Madness》，这张专辑里他继续了商业R＆B风格。次年，他带着Was制作的《Lean on Me》回归，这是对Bill Withers忠实但富有创造力的致敬。目前，他已与自己的独立厂牌Rainbow Blonde Records签约，他即将发行的专辑《No Beginning No End 2》将于2020年3月6日发行。

A jazz artist for the hip-hop generation, José James has showcased his rich and graceful baritone voice through a series of unpredictable projects that have also blurred the lines between traditional and contemporary jazz, soul, funk, house, and rock, among other genres. While James has cited John Coltrane, Marvin Gaye, and Billie Holiday among his main influences, his sound on early 12" singles and in live performances brought to mind such icons of '70s soul-jazz as Terry Callier and Gil Scott-Heron, albeit with a distinctive update of those artists' fluid crossover approach. James made his album debut with The Dreamer (2008), which incorporated material by jazz giant Rahsaan Roland Kirk and poetic rappers Freestyle Fellowship among James' numerous originals. Cross-generational references typified James' subsequent recordings, whether he was supported by producers Flying Lotus and Moodymann on Blackmagic (2010), accompanied by only pianist Jef Neve on For All We Know (2010), or backed by full bands that included Blue Note labelmates Robert Glasper and Chris Dave, as heard on No Beginning No End (2013), a set that topped Billboard's jazz chart. James has also devoted entire sessions to honoring his heroes with Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday (2015) and the Bill Withers tribute Lean on Me (2018).

Originally from Minnesota, José James is the son of a like-named multi-instrumentalist, though he was raised by his mother in Duluth and Minneapolis, and also spent some time in Seattle, Washington. Active in the music programs of the two Minneapolis high schools he attended, the younger James started performing locally during his late teens. After he turned heads as a finalist in the 2004 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocalist Competition, James relocated to New York to attend the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. He caught the attention of Gilles Peterson and signed with the BBC DJ's Brownswood label, where he debuted in 2007 with a handful of 12" releases, including an interpretation of John Coltrane's "Equinox." James' full-length debut was made the following January with Dreamer. The album ended up earning him accolades worldwide for its blend of jazz, electronic, soul, and pop styles. It placed at number 21 in Jazz Times' Top 50 for the year. Consequently, James played on prestigious stages all over the world, including those at the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Victoria Jazz Festival, and London's Royal Festival Hall. James made numerous guest appearances on recordings by the Junior Mance Trio, Jazzanova, Nicola Conte, Basement Jaxx, and Chico Hamilton, to name a few.

He followed Dreamer with Blackmagic, a late-night groove record with Flying Lotus and Moodymann among the collaborators, in February 2010. Only three months later, he also added to the Impulse! discography with the one-off For All We Know, a collection of standards performed in duet with Belgian pianist Jef Neve. James toured relentlessly for the next year-and-a-half, often sitting in with jazz musicians as well as headlining his own dates in Europe, Japan, and the United States. He signed to Blue Note in 2012 and issued "Trouble," his first single for the label, in September of that year. His fourth album, No Beginning No End, was released in January 2013. Co-produced with Pino Palladino, it featured labelmates Robert Glasper and Chris Dave among its instrumentalists, ventured stylistically from funky neo-soul to adventurous pop and R&B, and topped Billboard's jazz chart. James then began composing while on the road. New songs reflected a renewed interest in artists he listened to growing up (Nirvana, Radiohead), as well as newer ones who made an impression (Frank Ocean, James Blake). As a result, he cut While You Were Sleeping, a collection that reflected rock alongside R&B and jazz. It was released in June 2014.

In commemoration of Billie Holiday's 100th birthday, the singer he claimed -- from the very beginning of his career -- as his "musical mother," James recorded nine songs written or associated with her. He fronted a band that included pianist Jason Moran, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Eric Harland. Yesterday I Had the Blues was produced by Blue Note label-head Don Was and released in March 2015. Two years later, he appeared in the film Fifty Shades Darker and continued to confound expectations with his fourth Blue Note album, Love in a Time of Madness, on which he embraced commercial R&B sounds. The following year, he returned with the Was-produced Lean on Me, a faithful yet creative tribute to Bill Withers. He is currently signed to his own independent label Rainbow Blonde Records and his forthcoming album “No Beginning No End 2” is set for release March 6th, 2020.

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