Jazz singer José James caught the attention of influential DJ and A&R man Gilles Peterson with his smoky baritone and cool style before being signed to Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings. In the tradition of jazz vocalists like Billie Holiday, James is one of those rare and gifted singers who are deeply soulful as they are stylish. In this video, James performs in Belgium during his BlackMagic tour.

José James will play in Santa Monica at the Zanzibar on April 14 and in New York at the Hiro Ballroom on April 17. BlackMagic is out now on Brownswood Recordings. His collaboration with the pianist Jef Neve, For All We Know, is due out on May 11, 2010, through Universal.

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