James Genus

American musician

Born: 20 January 1966
Hampton
Country: United States
Active: 1987–

Biography

James Genus is a jazz musician who plays guitar, double bass, bass instrument and bass guitar. James Genus was born on 20 January 1966 in Hampton. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz-funk.

James Genus (born January 20, 1966) is an American jazz bassist. He plays both electric bass guitar and upright bass and currently plays in the Saturday Night Live Band. He also occasionally fills in for Mark Kelley of the hip hop band The Roots. Genus has performed as a session musician and sideman throughout his career, having worked with an extensive list of artists.

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Also plays on

Albums where James Genus is credited as a sideman

1990	Random Thoughts — Don Pullen	bass
1991	Hornucopia — Jon Faddis	bass
1995	In Our Lifetime — Dave Douglas	bass
1996	Storyboard — Didier Lockwood	bass
1997	Starfish & the Moon — Bill Evans	bass
1997	Stargazer — Dave Douglas	bass
1998	This Is Love — Lee Ritenour	bass
1998	Two Blocks From the Edge — Michael Brecker	bass
1998	Stone Blue — Pat Martino	double bass
1998	Blue Wail — Uri Caine	bass
1998	Magic Triangle — Dave Douglas	bass
1998	Moving Portrait — Dave Douglas	bass
1999	Leap of Faith — Dave Douglas	bass
2000	Soul on Soul — Dave Douglas	bass
2000	From the Round Box — Ravi Coltrane	bass
2002	The Infinite — Dave Douglas	double bass
2002	Treasure — Makoto Ozone	bass guitar
2002	Mad 6 — Ravi Coltrane	bass
2003	Strange Liberation — Dave Douglas	bass
2004	Translinear Light — Alice Coltrane	bass
2006	Meaning and Mystery — Dave Douglas	double bass
2007	Italia — Chris Botti	bass
2008	Present Tense — James Carter	bass
2012	Spirit Fiction — Ravi Coltrane	bass
2013	Beautiful Life — Dianne Reeves	bass
2013	Quartette Humaine — Bob James & David Sanborn feat. Steve Gadd, James Genus	double bass