James M. King
is a woodwind player living and working in and out of Los Angeles. His credits are many and varied. In his spare time he enjoys.Performance & Recording Credits
You've Seen Him Live On Stage with:
Airpushers
Ray Barretto
Joe Bataan
Tony Bennett
Beatnuts
Big Daddy Kane
Bilgewater Brothers
Bim Bam Búm
Biz Markie
Mike Bolger Quintet
Brand Nubian
Breakestra
Brother Ali
Michael Camacho
Chalo y su Ache
Chekere
Click-Boom
Common Rotation
Cuba Libre All Stars
DaKAH Hip-Hop Orchestra
Tim Davies Big Band
De La Soul
DJ Quik
Domingo Siete
Alan Eder
The Electones
EPMD
F-Stop Serenade
Joe Firstman, House band for "Last Call With Carson Daly"
The Forty-Deuce Trio
Ghostface Killah
Jeff Goldblum Quintet
Guillemots
Guru
Harlem Shakes
Henry Mancini Institute Alumni Orchestra
Connie Price and the Keystones
Industrial Jazz Group
The Latin Project
The Lions
Los Pinguos
Los Super Elegantes
Monc
M.O.P.
Jason Myers Nonet
Dutch Newman and the Melodians
NOVO Philharmonic
PlantLife
Rakim
Rhythm Roots All Stars
Phil Robinson
Adonis Puentes
Redman
Rumbankete
Salsa Caliente
Maria Schneider
Slick Rick
Marvin "Smitty" Smith
Sonolux
Spoon
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Susie Hansen
Paul F. Tompkins
Too Rude
TV Lounge
The Vermicious Kinids
Wailing Souls
Peter Weller
You've Heard Him On:
Raphael Saadiq ~ The Way I See It [Columbia Records; 2008]
Alicia Keys ~ As I Am [Sony BMG; 2007]
Dr. Dre ~ Detox [Aftermath / Interscope; 2008] in production
Orgone ~ The Killion Floor [Ubiquity; 2007]
Ohmega Watts ~ Watts Happening [Ubiquity; 2007]
Los Abandoned ~ Mixtape [Vapor; 2006]
SpongeBob SquarePants ~ The Best Day Ever [Nick/Sony BMG; 2006]
Breakestra ~ Hit the Floor [Ubiquity; 2005]
The Lucky Stars ~ Stay Out Late With The Lucky Stars [Fate; 2005]
The Rebirth ~ This Journey In [Kajmere; 2005]
Los Pinguos ~ Peripecias [Pinguos Records 2006]; Live in Los Angeles [Kufala; 2005]
DomingoSiete ~ Quitate la Máscara, [BasicLabs, 2005]; de Los Angeles, [BasicLabs, 2001]
Orgone ~ Funky Nassau [Nuffrope; 2004]
Mr. Riddims ~ Why the Freak Went Suite [click.BOOM, 2004]
Miss Monday ~ Kimi Ni Deaete Arigatou [Sony Japan, 2004]
The Pharcyde ~ Humboldt Beginnings (UK version only) [Chapter One Ent., 2004]
Connie Price and the Keystones ~ Wildflowers [Now-Again; 2004]
Dakah Hip Hop Orchestra ~ Unfinished Symphony [Kufala; 2003]
Eels ~ Shootenanny! [Dreamworks; 2003]
Ibrahim Ferrer ~ Buenos Hermanos [Nonesuch; 2003]
Madlib ~ Shades of Blue [Blue Note; 2003]
RF ~ Interno; Falls [Odd Shaped Case; 2002/2004]
CalArts Jazz [Capitol Records; 1994-1999]
Alan Eder and Friends ~ Reggae Chanukah [mr. e; 1999]
Adam Lane ~ Hollywood Wedding [Cadence Jazz;1999]
Film & Television
90210 episode: "The Party's Over" [CW; 2009 ]
Last Call With Carson Daly, House Band [NBC; 2007 ]
Chanel - international TV ad ("L-O-V-E")
Featured soloist with Joss Stone. Raphael Saadiq production. [Virgin; 2007]
Sincerely Yours (Original Score) [independent; 2007]
Saturday Night at Norm’s [Justin Melland, composer. Independent short; 2006]
Hollywood Holiday Celebration live performance with Jeff Goldblum [NBC; 2005]
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 [20 th Century Fox; 2005]
Camp Lazlo [Cartoon Network]
Eternal Wake [Independent; 2005]
Malcolm in the Middle [Fox; 2004]
Notable Performances
2007 Hip Hop Live Tour; Fall '07 Nationwide On stage with Rhythm Roots All-Stars backing Rakim, Ghostface Killah, & Brother Ali.
Gibson Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA; KCRW Sounds Eclectic Evening Breakestra appearing alongside The Shins, Lily Allen, Travis, and Bittersweet.2006 Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, CA; HMI Gala. Lead Alto with Tony Bennett.
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles CA. Principal Sax with HMI Orchestra. Soloist.
Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival, Seattle WA. Breakestra.
Metro’s Music in the Other Park, San Jose CA; The Wailing Souls.
Good Vibrations Festival; Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney; Australia.
Tours across Europe, US, Japan and Australia. Breakestra.
2005 77 th Annual Academy Awards – Governor’s Ball
Playboy Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl. Dakah HipHop Orchestra.
Transmusicales Festival; Rennes, FR. PlantLife; Breakestra.
2004 Gala Benefits for the Clare Foundation and Children Uniting Nations. With Jeff Goldblum.
BBC Radio – London, UK; Gilles Peterson Worldwide – live studio broadcast
LatinAmerican Cinematheque, The Palladium, Los Angeles. Santa: A Tribute to Agustin Lara.
2003 ‘Fandango Sin Fronteras’, Cultural Symposium; Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. with Son de Madera.
LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards, Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles
Central Park Summer Stage – New York City with Breakestra.
2002 The Root Down 5 th Anniversary Party; Los Angeles
2001 Fuji Rock Festival; Naiba, Japan
2000 Silda Jazz Festival, Haugesund, Norway
Education
California Institute of the Arts, BFA, Jazz Performance 1999
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, class of 1993
The Henry Mancini Institute 2005