José James

Summary

José James is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Minneapolis^[2]. He was born on January 20, 1978^[3]. He worked as a jazz musician^[4], singer^[5], composer^[6], and bandleader^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month, #7,175 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Minneapolis^[2], José James…
• José James was born on January 20, 1978^[3].
• José James held citizenship in Lithuania^[9].
• José James's professions included jazz musician^[4].
• José James's professions included singer^[5].
• José James worked as a composer^[6].
• José James's professions included bandleader^[7].
• José James's education included a stint at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music^[10].
• José James's education included a stint at South High School^[11].
• José James was influenced by Gil Scott-Heron^[12].
• José James is recorded as male^[13].
• José James's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• José James's genre is jazz^[15].
• José James's genre is hip-hop^[16].
• José James's genre is neo soul^[17].
• José James's record label is recorded as Blue Note^[18].
• José James's record label is recorded as Verve Records^[19].
• José James's record label is recorded as Brownswood Recordings^[20].
• José James's Commons category is recorded as José James^[21].
• José James's family name is recorded as James^[22].
• José James's given name is recorded as José^[23].
• José James's official website is recorded as http://www.josejamesmusic.com/^[24].
• José James's instrument is recorded as voice^[25].
• José James's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+20551'}^[26].
• José James's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+20752'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1978-01-20^[30]

• Genre(s): jazz^[31]

• Community tags: jazz^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 481c8894-c898-4332-8882-db5a90c318e1^[33]

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Origins and Family

José James's place of birth was Minneapolis^[2]. He was born on January 20, 1978^[3].

Education

Educated at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music^[10], a conservatory^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1986^[36] and South High School^[11], a high school^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1885^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician^[4], singer^[5], composer^[6], and bandleader^[7].

Why It Matters

José James ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month, #7,175 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was José James born?

José James was born in Minneapolis^[2].

What did José James do for work?

José James worked as jazz musician^[4], singer^[5], composer^[6], and bandleader^[7].

Where did José James go to school?

José James was educated at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music^[10] and South High School^[11].