José James (born January 20, 1978) is an American composer, baritone singer, guitar player and vocalist who combines contemporary jazz and hip hop.

[5] James has presented his work at venues such as The Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, Ancienne Belgique and Billboard Live Tokyo.

He has performed as a guest artist with McCoy Tyner, Laura Mvula and the Jazz at Lincoln Center, Melbourne Symphony and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam.

[6] His latest project is called On & On - José James sings Badu, which was performed at Millennium stage on 22 October 2022 with his current band, composed of five young musicians.

José James is married to Talia Pnina Billig, known professionally as Taali, who is a Grammy Award–nominated singer, songwriter and record producer.