Saw Jose James at the Jazz Cafe recently.

So many reasons to thank Gilles Peterson for introducing me to so much great music over the years, and Jose James is one of them.

Already raved about him in the past, but his gig at Jazz Cafe earlier this week was truly phenomenal. The incredible jazz voice fused with hip hop phrasings. Vintage and very fresh at the same time.

Make sure you catch him the next time he plays in London at the Brainfeeder festival on the 14th June. The festival will be headlined by new Warp signing Flying Lotus, check out his myspace page for some fantastic instrumental hip-hop, including a backing track he’s produced for Jose. You can find out more about the Brainfeeder event on the Warp records site, who are co-promoting the event.