Boney James
Jazz
The next Boney James concert is scheduled for Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Tailgaters Parking in Jacksonville, FL, United States. See all 27 upcoming concerts
![Listen to All I Want Is You (Sped Up Stepper Version) [feat. October London] - Single by Boney James](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/2f/fc/d4/2ffcd4e4-eca7-9eb3-9374-8cb30b21005b/25CRGIM48773.rgb.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to All I Want Is You (Sped Up Stepper Version) [feat. October London] - Single by Boney James")
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![Watch Coastin' (feat. Lalah Hathaway) [Performance Video] music video by Boney James](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video122/v4/66/7a/71/667a7166-34c7-52a5-6171-b9aca2486856/22CRGIM34172.crop.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Coastin' (feat. Lalah Hathaway) [Performance Video] music video by Boney James")
![Watch All I Want Is You (feat. October London) [Live] music video by Boney James](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video211/v4/36/4f/6a/364f6ae3-bf79-dbcb-c778-ac7354adc365/24CRGIM44394.crop.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch All I Want Is You (feat. October London) [Live] music video by Boney James")
About Boney James
Hometown
Lowell, MA, United States
Born
September 1, 1961
Genre
Jazz
Boney James picked up the saxophone at age 10 after a teacher asked him to swap instruments because there were too many clarinets in the school band.
∙ When he was 19, he began gigging around L.A. with his fusion band Line One, opening for such jazz artists as Yellowjackets.
∙ He got his first big break when he nailed a 1985 audition to become keyboardist (and eventual saxophonist) for Morris Day’s backing band.
∙ The nickname “Boney” was given to him during a tour with Randy Crawford, after James joked that he was going to save money on the road by not eating.
∙ He’s been nominated for Grammy and NAACP Image Awards, and he won a Soul Train Award for his 1997 album, Sweet Thing.
∙ James doesn’t sing, but he has recorded with guest vocalists Al Jarreau, Angie Stone, Anthony Hamilton, and Mario.
∙ Eleven of his studio albums have hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Jazz Albums Chart.
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