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James Gears Up For Newmarket
Ahead of his show this Friday (July 30) at Newmarket Racecourse James took time out to chat with Cambridge News about fatherhood, meeting his heroes and playing for royalty.To read the full interview head here and don’t forget there’s still a chance to see James live at this show but you’ll need to be quick. For full ticket details head here
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James chooses winner for charity homecoming gig
James has chosen a winner to support him at his Hall For Cornwall, Truro gig in aid of Tanya's Courage Trust on 19th July.
The winner is 19 year old Jack Wallen from Higher Brea, Cornwall.
James said "There were so many great entries for the competition, and it was difficult for me to choose one, but in the end I chose Jack Wallen because he had the best lyrical flow and a style of his own. I think he sounds great and I'm looking forward to seeing him play".
Lauren Pritchard supports James
James is playing 2 huge gigs later this week: Thursday 15th at the Tigers Rugby Club in Leicester and 16th Julky at Escot Park in Exeter.
On these nights he'll be supported by upcoming Tennessee soul songstress Lauren Pritchard, they played together a couple of weeks ago in Folkstone if you happened to catch that show. To find out a little more about Lauren check out her Myspace www.myspace.com/laurenpritchardmusic or her Introducing EP on iTUnes now here
Live Tracks From London Calling
Check out this brilliant live recording of James at London's Hard Rock Calling festival last month courtesy of Absolute Radio. James played the Main Stage and you can hear some show highlights including 'Broken Strings,' 'Precious Love,' 'Nothing Ever Hurt Like You,' 'Call The Police' and 'You Give Me Something.' Plus check out the great photo gallery of the event on the same page. Head here to catch up.
James plays Epsom Downs this Thursday
For tickets and info head here
Support announced for Exeter
We are pleased to announce that James will be joined by American folk hero Joshua Radin and London based singer songwriter Lauren Pritchard at his show at Escot Park in Exeter on July 16th.
For more information and to book tickets click here.
James and the Jazz Legend - Herbie Hancock's New Album
Earlier this year, James recorded a track with Herbie Hancock, a man widely regarded as one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time. Herbie is a multi Grammy Award winning artist, previously part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet" and is best known for iconic work such as Cataloupe Island, Watermelon Man and Rockit.
Herbie specifically invited James to sing the classic Otis Redding/ Sam Cooke favourite 'A Change Is Gonna Come' to feature on his new album 'The Imagine Project', which is released this week.
The album was recorded in many locations around the world, drawing on cross-cultural interpretations of classic songs such as Imagine, Don't Give Up and The Times They Are A Changing. James' collaboration sits alongside those including Pink, India.Arie, John Legend, Oumou Sangaré and Dave Matthews amongst others.
James comments "It was a huge thrill to work with someone as legendary as Herbie Hancock and to record a classic song that is one of my all time favourites. The challenge was bringing something new to the best known versions, but I think that we have done that. Herbie is the most incredible musician and I'm honoured to be part of his unique work."
You can find out more about The Imagine Project by clicking here and seeing a Video teaser of the making of the album here.
Click here to buy on Amazon.
And Click here to buy the album on iTunes.
James Performs Michael Jackson Tribute
This Friday (25th June) James will be performing a surprise and exclusive track live on air on The Early Show on CBS News in the US. The show airs between on 7-9am EST (12-2pm UK time) and James will be on air at some point between 8-9am EST (1-2pm UK Time). The programme will be a special tribute to Michael Jackson, and James' performance will be filmed live from London.
James' show at Harewood House cancelled
The promoter of James' show are Harewood House on Friday 9 July has had to cancel the show due to unforeseen circumstances and which also affects another show the following evening at the same venue and which is also cancelled.
Rob McIntosh, Director of MA Concerts, the promoters, said: 'It is with regret we have had to cancel these events due to circumstances beyond our control. It is only the second time we have had to cancel an event in over 12 years of promoting concerts. We realise the disappointment this may cause and apologise to all those people who had bought tickets.'
MA will be contacting all ticket bookers by email or telephone over the next few days to explain the options available in terms of receiving a full refund or opting to transfer their tickets to other events. More information is available on the website www.maconcerts.co.uk and for further ticketing enquiries customers can contact the box office directly on customerservices@bookingsfirst.co.uk or 0845 296 0000.
James is very disappointed that he won't be playing this show and said "I really hope to be back in Leeds as soon as I can as I always have a great time playing up there. This was out of our control I'm afraid."
James for Expofacic Festival
James will be playing at the Expofacic Festival on July 31st.
Support will come from Portugese singer-songwriter Ana Free.
For more information and to buy tickets, click here.
