Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
This band has no press
Discography
Chapter IV- 2002
The Straight Street Sessions- 2003
Days Like These- 2007
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
A British singer-songwriter with a golden voice (Rolling Stone) and sounding like a strange mix of something between Jeff Buckley and Oasis (Vanity Fair). James has critics scrambling around for comparisons to such distinguished musicians as Tom Waits, Violent Femmes, Tim Buckley and Damian Rice, to name but a few. Already a platinum selling artist, James Harries releases his album Days Like These (Dekkor Records) in the UK.
James took a trip to Prague a few years ago, after busking the streets of Paris with his guitar. Whilst in Prague James met a young lady, learned the lingo, got married and ended up taking residence in the Czech Republic (a fast worker). Since his initial trip James has built an extensive fan base around Europe.
James learnt his craft the old fashioned way, performing live wherever possible, every night of the week. Jamess unique sound springs from his diverse musical influences and experience. Throughout his career James has played saxophone in various jazz outfits, provided vocals/guitar to various garage rock bands and even performed in two American country blues bands.
James has been on the road non-stop for the past four years, playing in bars, clubs, theatres and festivals throughout Europe; giving "hypnotic performances" (International Jazz Festivals review) and collecting glowing reviews for his live appearances. James played on his previous album The Straight Street Session with Emil Viklicky (one of the Czech Republics most famous pianist/composers, who recently composed a melodrama for Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra) and the highly sought after bass player Petr Dvorsky (recent winner of a Czech Grammy for best jazz album).
James has appeared on Austrian, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, German, Polish, Slovak radio and television. Between festival appearances, James took time out to write and perform Dont Pinch Me for the Czech comedy Snowboardaci. In addition to this James recorded six more songs for the soundtrack. The film opened in cinemas November 2004 and became an instant hit, the soundtrack (Sony/BMG) a runaway success going platinum.
Days Like These is a collection of thirteen original songs that define James as an eclectic, genre defying singer/songwriter (Rock & Pop).
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