Charles Aaron James FRCCO (born 1 September 1986) is a Canadian musicologist, organist, pianist and composer.

[4] James became a Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists by examination in 2012,[5] having received a first in the RCCO National Organ Playing Competition the previous year.

[6] He studied organ with Paul Merritt of the University of Western Ontario, as well as with Hans Davidsson and Edoardo Bellotti of the Eastman School of Music.

[7] James served as Director of Music at St Mary's Church in Auburn, New York, where he reinaugurated the parish's restored 1890 Carl Barckhoff pipe organ.

[11] James is also a performer of contemporary music, having given national or world premieres of new compositions, including works by Emily Hall, Martin Herchenröder, Michael Nyman, Daniel Ochoa and Kyle Quarles.