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“Rising star José James is defining a new direction in contemporary music, combining urban blues, hip-hop, soul, drum + bass, and straight-ahead to produce a sound that is fresh as tomorrow yet deeply rooted in the tradition of jazz.�

That’s what the biog says about the guy I tip to make jazz your new favourite thing in 2008 - Jose James. Girls you’re gonna want to be with him (Producer Kasey says so!) Guys you’re gonna want to….. I dunno! Anyway, Jose James is the latest signing to Gilles Peterson’s (of Radio 1 fame) own Brownswood label. He’s all about sassy, sexy, jazzy crooning and it’s a little bit nice you can hear it for yourself on his debut album ‘The Dreamer’ which drops on the 24th.

Not to be confused with José James the guy from Brazil who specialises in world music, this Jose is a vocalist straight out of New York and is good mates with Ben Westbeach!

I got Jose in the world famous Maida Vale studios where he dropped a tidy session for me. I’ll be playing tracks from that session all this week – make sure you lock in to show to hear what all the excitements about – open your ears to something a little different – you never know you might LOVE it.

Check his and and check the show every weeknight from 7pm!