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Boney James

Boney James

Smooth jazz saxophone with a funk pedigree, built on decades of chart success and A-list collaborations.

MUSIC VIDEO · Boney James

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Smooth jazz saxophone with a funk pedigree, built on decades of chart success and A-list collaborations.

MOODS · smooth · funky · soulful · polished · groove-driven · laid-back · romantic · radio-friendly

BIOGRAPHY

Boney James, born James Oppenheim in 1961, grew up in New Rochelle, New York, starting on clarinet before switching to saxophone at ten. Influenced by Grover Washington Jr., he toured as a keyboardist and then saxophonist with Morris Day, later working as a session player with Randy Crawford, Sheena Easton, the Isley Brothers, and Bobby Caldwell before earning his nickname on the road with Crawford. He debuted as a bandleader with Trust in 1992, signed to Warner Bros., and built a catalog including Body Language, Pure, Futuresoul, Honestly, and Solid, the last reaching number ten on the pop charts. He has sold over four million albums with four RIAA Gold certifications.

WHY THEY'RE COOL

Boney James is a four-time Grammy nominee for Best Pop Instrumental Album and Best Traditional R&B Performance, a Soul Train Award winner for Best Jazz Album, and a three-time NAACP Image Award nominee. Billboard named him one of the Top 3 Contemporary Jazz Artists of the Decade in 2009, cementing a run of albums that shaped smooth jazz across the 1990s, 2000s, and beyond.

GEORGE'S PLAYS

George has played this artist 2 times.