José James blessed the New Morning (Paris) Tuesday September 29th. He was with a great band composed of Michael Campagna (tenor, soprano and flute), Jef Neve (piano), Neville Malcolm (bass) and Richard Spaven (drums). It’s hard to give a quick review because it was a 2 hours show with a lot of beautiful moments. José James is, we knew it, a big fan of the Coltrane, Alice and John and I think it’s one of the best thing he could do to celebrate their music and spirituality. JJ began with a “Om” that surprised most of us, at this time I was afraid that the show would be too experimental for me but it wasn’t the case at all. It was the perfect show to introduce jazz to newcomer, a mix between vocal jazz and instrumental jazz. Yes, José james gave a lot of space to the amazing band- I recorded a beautiful solo by Neville Malcolm that I will post soon. I saw him on stage several time and I believe it was the time he and the band took the most pleasure on stage. The spirit, music and beauty of the Coltrane were remarkable celebrate this night.

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