Comments on: Jose James @ Bohemian Caverns: Travesty http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2009/09/04/jose-james-bohemian-caverns-travesty/ News and Criticism on D.C. and Beyond Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:46:45 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Divaologist http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2009/09/04/jose-james-bohemian-caverns-travesty/comment-page-1/#comment-32796 Divaologist Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:20:39 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/blackplasticbag/?p=9710#comment-32796 I found Jose on the site formerly know as fabchannel.com. I was watching a concert of one of my favorite performers, Eric Roberson. Well, they have little mini commercials that pop up for other concerts being shown on the site. In pops this dude sitting in a chair with dreads sticking up everywhere. I'm hot cause this was the first interruption and I didn't know they would do these little pop ups during the concert. Honey, when that man's voice came across my computer speakers, my mouth fell open. I was completely mesmerized by that voice. Oh that voice! I googled him with the quick fast. There wasn't much of him on youtube yet. So, when they aired his concert on fabchannel.com, I didn't need to see no more. I was definitely hooked. Honey, this is not a studio singer. That man can actually sing. No excuse me, he can sang. I was sitting there like the barber from "Coming To America" taking about Randy Watson lol. "That boy is good". I eagerly awaited the release of "The Dreamer". I purchased it the day it was released. The album is amazing. This is truly a CD you can listen to from start to finish without skippig tracks. Now, me and Jose got to know each other through myspace. Let me tell you he is a real cool dude. I would worry him to death about this certain song of his called "Resolution". He had it on a second myspace page of his called the b-sides. Well, he closed that page and my song was gone. It wasn't on the net anywhere else. I begged him to put it up again. He put it up and took it down and put it up and took it down lol. Well, I hated the fact that he was only performing overseas. I could never get to NYC when he was there. I would always make jokes about how lucky everybody else in the world is to get to see him live. I had to settle for youtube. Honey, when he said that he might be getting more US dates, I just about lost it. When he said he was coming to DC, it was over. I was right there in the front row for the 10 o'clock show Honey! I was a little mad that the people for the 8:00 clock show got to stay for the 10:00 show. If I had known that, I would have came earlier..*whew*. I was greeted by a very handsome man in nice suit. I was looking for the signature NY cap lol. He looked at me and smiled and extedned his hand to me (just like in my favorite song Resolution). I almost had a heart attack cause he knew just who I was. He counted off and smiled at me and started singing Resolution. OMG!! This man is an amazing performer. The show just blew me away. I still couldn't believe that he was right in front of me and not on youtube. Who is running the music industry here in the states and can't recognize this man's talent. This man is and incredibly talented artist and an amazing performer. This is something you can't find in most of the artist in any top 10 list for any music genre. He is definitely the full package and that's important when I spend my hard earned money lol. I promote his music to anybody that will listen. It's only a matter of time. I'd rather keep him to myself lol, but the world needs to hear "That Voice". I have a video of him performing Resolution available on youtube. Just incase the video doesn't show up, just search for Jose James @ The Bohemian Caverns. I found Jose on the site formerly know as fabchannel.com. I was watching a concert of one of my favorite performers, Eric Roberson. Well, they have little mini commercials that pop up for other concerts being shown on the site. In pops this dude sitting in a chair with dreads sticking up everywhere. I'm hot cause this was the first interruption and I didn't know they would do these little pop ups during the concert. Honey, when that man's voice came across my computer speakers, my mouth fell open. I was completely mesmerized by that voice. Oh that voice! I googled him with the quick fast. There wasn't much of him on youtube yet. So, when they aired his concert on fabchannel.com, I didn't need to see no more. I was definitely hooked. Honey, this is not a studio singer. That man can actually sing. No excuse me, he can sang. I was sitting there like the barber from "Coming To America" taking about Randy Watson lol. "That boy is good".

I eagerly awaited the release of "The Dreamer". I purchased it the day it was released. The album is amazing. This is truly a CD you can listen to from start to finish without skippig tracks.

Now, me and Jose got to know each other through myspace. Let me tell you he is a real cool dude. I would worry him to death about this certain song of his called "Resolution". He had it on a second myspace page of his called the b-sides. Well, he closed that page and my song was gone. It wasn't on the net anywhere else. I begged him to put it up again. He put it up and took it down and put it up and took it down lol.

Well, I hated the fact that he was only performing overseas. I could never get to NYC when he was there. I would always make jokes about how lucky everybody else in the world is to get to see him live. I had to settle for youtube. Honey, when he said that he might be getting more US dates, I just about lost it. When he said he was coming to DC, it was over. I was right there in the front row for the 10 o'clock show Honey! I was a little mad that the people for the 8:00 clock show got to stay for the 10:00 show. If I had known that, I would have came earlier..*whew*. I was greeted by a very handsome man in nice suit. I was looking for the signature NY cap lol. He looked at me and smiled and extedned his hand to me (just like in my favorite song Resolution). I almost had a heart attack cause he knew just who I was. He counted off and smiled at me and started singing Resolution. OMG!! This man is an amazing performer. The show just blew me away. I still couldn't believe that he was right in front of me and not on youtube. Who is running the music industry here in the states and can't recognize this man's talent. This man is and incredibly talented artist and an amazing performer. This is something you can't find in most of the artist in any top 10 list for any music genre. He is definitely the full package and that's important when I spend my hard earned money lol. I promote his music to anybody that will listen. It's only a matter of time. I'd rather keep him to myself lol, but the world needs to hear "That Voice".

I have a video of him performing Resolution available on youtube. Just incase the video doesn't show up, just search for Jose James @ The Bohemian Caverns.

]]> By: punkyjunk http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2009/09/04/jose-james-bohemian-caverns-travesty/comment-page-1/#comment-32443 punkyjunk Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:59:46 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/blackplasticbag/?p=9710#comment-32443 Imagine that, an American jazz musician leaving the country in pursuit of better acceptance and success abroad...some things never change. Thanks for putting up this post - more folks should hear this type of approach to jazz. Esperanza Spalding is hogging all of the spotlight as the "future of jazz." Imagine that, an American jazz musician leaving the country in pursuit of better acceptance and success abroad...some things never change. Thanks for putting up this post - more folks should hear this type of approach to jazz. Esperanza Spalding is hogging all of the spotlight as the "future of jazz."

]]> By: U.S. Jazz industry needs a colonic http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2009/09/04/jose-james-bohemian-caverns-travesty/comment-page-1/#comment-32371 U.S. Jazz industry needs a colonic Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:56:00 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/blackplasticbag/?p=9710#comment-32371 Amen Mike. It was an awesome show last night. Jose is coming from a place of heavy, heavy sounds. There's a lot of love and beauty in that music. A singer studying Coltrane solos? Even putting lyrics to some? This ain't no Bobby Buble. You're spot on about the state of the Jazz industry. It's a crime that this man does not have a U.S. distribution deal. He's got this modern soul/broken-beat thing and yet is bringing that heavy spiritual vibe ala Coltrane, Pharoah and Leon Thomas. Cheers to Bohemian Caverns for bringing his group to us. Amen Mike. It was an awesome show last night. Jose is coming from a place of heavy, heavy sounds. There's a lot of love and beauty in that music. A singer studying Coltrane solos? Even putting lyrics to some? This ain't no Bobby Buble. You're spot on about the state of the Jazz industry. It's a crime that this man does not have a U.S. distribution deal. He's got this modern soul/broken-beat thing and yet is bringing that heavy spiritual vibe ala Coltrane, Pharoah and Leon Thomas. Cheers to Bohemian Caverns for bringing his group to us.

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