◇ image via WikipediaJosé James
José James is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Emily King, Gregory Porter and Ntjam Rosie. Those roots explain a lot about how José James arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dominique Fils-Aimé, Ledisi, Malia, Robert Glasper Experiment and Madeleine Peyroux, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around José James, reaching back through Emily King. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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José James is an American composer, baritone singer, guitar player and vocalist who combines contemporary jazz and hip hop.
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José James grew out of Emily King, Gregory Porter and Ntjam Rosie, shares an orbit with Dominique Fils-Aimé, Ledisi, Malia and Robert Glasper Experiment. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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