Daniel B. James

Male

Profile Information:

City & State

Blaenavon

Country

United Kingdom

Music Genre(s):

alternative

Bio:

Dan James and his fusion quartet Be Bop dA Jig are back with an impressive list of dates for 2011. Playing a fusion of folk/modern jazz and blues the Be Bop Da Jig summer tour has covered 13 counties throughout England and Wales.Be Bop da Jig now includes the superlative soprano sax player and Brecon Jazz regular Martha Skilton. The Be Bop dA Jig set includes songs and instrumentals featuring original compositions by Dan James from their latest CD album Dan James presents… Be Bop dA Jig. There is also a documentary style film in progress about the band including footage from previous tours. Mandocello and 7 string guitarist/singer Dan James is joined on tour by Martha Skilton - Saxes, Steve Tarner - double bass, and Gareth Hall on piano and keyboards. Dan James who is based in Blaenavon, home of Big Pit and the Coal House TV series has been a full time professional folk musician for 10 years. The CD is available for sale from some local outlets, and at gigs. Dan is also in discussion with http://www.myspace.com/habitformingent about future sales and distribution. Winter highlights include a live televised concert on brfm as part of Feb Fest at the Beaufort Theatre Ebbw Vale on Sunday February 20th at 4.30pm 2011. Dan is a former member of seminal folk band Firebrand (with Miranda Sykes now with Show of hands) and formerly guitarist with jazz outfit The Gareth Hall Quintet. In his time with these bands he has played Glastonbury (Pilton) festival five times and has performed as far afield as Jersey Irish Festival and Haird O Knochrach festival in Scotland. He has also appeared on two highly regarded folk compilation CDs A feast of folk and Best of British Folk alongside such luminaries as Fairport Convention, Steeleye span and Kathryn Tickell Dan 07776098325 dan@bebopdajig.com MORE ABOUT BE BOP DA JIG Be Bop dA Jig is the brainchild of Dan James (Daniel B james on Facebook). As a folk musician and lover of jazz in its many forms, he has found that most jazz folk fusion seems to be heavily weighted towards the jazz side of things. This is his attempt to approach fusion from a more accessible and folk perspective, and also since the demise of firebrand this has become a most promising avenue for his experimental and eclectic style of song and instrumental writing... Dan is inordinately grateful that he has found three musicians of the finest calibre to join him in his musical journey...

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