James King is an American multi-instrumentalist who is a co-founder for soul band Fitz and the Tantrums.

In 2008, he was approached by college friend Michael Fitzpatrick to play saxophone on a few songs that he had written which turned out to be the beginnings of Fitz and the Tantrums.

1[3] in August 2009,[4][5] and the tracks soon received airplay on public radio station KCRW in Los Angeles.

[8] The band signed to Dangerbird Records in April 2010,[9][10] Their first full-length album, Pickin' Up the Pieces was released on August 24, 2010.

[13] According to Rolling Stone, the band "throws a sparkling pop gloss on a familiar Motown sound"[3] King was raised by a jazz guitarist father and a classical cellist mother.