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James King, Saxofonista

About Me

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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




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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 17/04/2006
Band Members: My DVD, Super Guy Sal, the G.I.M.A. Guy, Number One, The Funky Penguin, Bun Boy, Greco, The Corset Theif, Hebebe, Juno
Influences: too numerous to list. This section shall serve as a tribute to my teachers, who continue to influence me: Steven King, Val Grayson, Karen Hayhurst, Mel Steinburg, Paul Novros, Pedro Eustache, David Roitstein, Vinny Golia, Ladzekpo family, I Nyoman Wenten, Nestor Torres, Vince Trombetta, Ray Pizzi, and many others
Sounds Like: "Truly their wind instrument player is a modern master, dazzling the crowd with his reality defying 'I can play two saxophones at once' routine. What skill, what talent, what an enormous frickin' gob he must have to not only fit two entire sax mouthpieces, but to belt out both horns simultaneously. This guy can crush walnuts with his diaphragm, I'm sure of it." -inthemix.com.au review of Breakestra show, London 2004"You're a BAD MAN!" -Big Daddy Kane"You smell like poo." - Jesse King
Type of Label: Unsigned

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