His acting credits include the Derek Jarman films Sebastiane[citation needed] and Jubilee.
He played with a series of bands including Witnesses, Gracious, Forum, Legend, Warhorse and Rick Wakeman.
With Wakeman, James played on Journey to the Centre of the Earth and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
[2] He later continued to work in the music industry as a session musician with artists including Dusty Springfield, P.J.
Proby, Billy Joel, Frank Zappa, Kenny Loggins, John Martyn, Kiki Dee, James Taylor and Herbie Hancock.