José James is a product of South Minneapolis and even though he lives elsewhere he is still strongly connected with the Twin Cities. In fact, James fell in love with jazz as a young teenager thanks to an announcer on Jazz88 outlining the role of Billy Strayhorn in the composition "Take The A Train". In his adulthood James has become an internationally revered jazz artist. He's dropping a new album in April of 2024 and he's coming back to the Twin Cities for two shows at the Dakota on December 12 and 13. These are his annual Christmas shows and this year, he'll be joined by Christian Sands on piano. Tune in to hear about all this and more from José James.