James Duncan (born November 12, 1968) is a Canadian musician, producer and trumpet player originally from Toronto, Ontario.

He also appeared on The Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers" 12" single (Morgan Geist Remix) on DFA Records.

[1] Resident Advisor named Metro Area's debut CD, which he played trumpet on, the 2nd Best Album of the 2000s[2] and The Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers" was rated 16th and 6th respectively on Pitchfork Media[3] and NME's[4] Top Tracks of the 2000s lists.

An active musician, he has also toured and/or recorded with The Silent League (Mercury Rev//The Arcade Fire/Beirut), Aarktica, Arthur's Landing (a group of collaborators of the late Arthur Russell),[6] Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham and Fist of Facts (ex-Liquid Liquid) among others.

Appearances at concert venues include The Lincoln Center,[7] MOMA's PS1, The Winter Music Conference in Miami, John Zorn's The Stone (New York),[8] Joe's Pub, PS 122 (New York)[9] and The Knitting Factory.