Soul star José James coming to Birmingham's Glee Club
Soul star José James has been reborn as a powerful voice in contemporary R&B on his new album, Love in a Time of Madness.
His vibrant new record came out in February after he appeared in the film Fifty Shades Darker. The star is on the road and will play Birmingham's Glee Club on Tuesday.
Love in a Time of Madness is Jose's fourth album for Blue Note, on which he's crafting a new sound and style inspired by influences such as Frank Ocean, Usher, Miguel and John Legend.
"This album is everything I love about music. For me it's all coming full circle. I discovered jazz through hip-hop and rap tracks produced by Qtip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Prince Paul, RZA, Rick Rubin and Madlib. So sampling Donald Byrd and Ronnie Laws and working with beat makers is so rewarding.
"There's a resurgence of something I haven't seen since the '90s or '00s, when hip-hop, R&B, and pop were converging in really thrilling ways."
