[2] He has toured solo, with Nick Webb, and with Maria Ewing, and has performed on live broadcasts for radio and television.
Kymaera's first album, Rio Moods (MCI), was a tribute to the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim but also contained original compositions.
Into the Rainbow (2001) was a tribute to his former partner Webb, who died in February 1998, and included Ewing and Greg Carmichael from Acoustic Alchemy.
In July and August 2001 Kymaera made an album for Union Square entitled California Dreamin' which was released the following year.
In 2006, James formed the band Almaraya based on the rhythm section of Kymaera and the vocals of Austin.