Boney James - Jazz Musician
Boney James, the jazz musician, took up the clarinet at the age of eight, switching to sax when he was ten. Boney spent his early teen years in New Rochelle, New York and became musically influenced by the R&B Motown genre and saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr.
When James was fourteen his family moved to Los Angeles, where he joined a fusion band that opened for acts like Flora Purim and the Yellowjackets. Another member of this early band was John Shanks, now a successful pop producer. James eventually received a degree in history from UCLA, but began playing music full-time after graduation.
James learned to play keyboards and in 1985 he joined Morris Day
In the early 1990s while on tour with Bobby Caldwell
He released the RIAA Certified Gold Records, Seduction
Boney James Music Collection
Other artists who have made guest appearances on Boney's records include Raheem DeVaughn, Faith Evans, George Benson
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