Bob James

Bob James

October 25-26, 2024

Middle C Jazz Club
300 S Brevard St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

Tickets: $56 plus 

Bob James is a Grammy Award-winning jazz keyboardist and arranger who is also the founder of the four-piece jazz quartet Fourplay. James is one of the most sampled jazz musicians in the history of hip-hop, best known for his compositions “Nautilus,” “Westchester Lady,” “Tappan Zee,” and his version of Paul Simon’s “Take Me to The Mardi Gras.”

His music has been sampled on classic hip-hop tracks like Ghostface Killah’s “Daytona 500” and Warren G’s “Regulate.” In addition, artists like Run-D.M.C., Gang Starr, Public Enemy, Missy Elliot, A Tribe Called Quest, and Slick Rick have all sampled James. He is also well known for writing the theme song (“Angela”) for the ’80s television sitcom, Taxi. 

Showtimes:

Friday, October 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, October 25 at 8:45 p.m.
Saturday, October 26 at 6:15 p.m.
Saturday, October 26 at 8:45 p.m.

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