Bob James Trio at Middle C Jazz

Bob James Trio

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. + 9:15 p.m.

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

Tickets: $60 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 songs “Nautilus,” “Westchester Lady,” “Tappan Zee,” and his version of “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, A Tribe Called Quest, Slick Rick, and more have all sampled James.

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