Ron James

Biography

Saxophonist, Ron James was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Miami, FL. Although introduced to music at a very early age, it was put on the back burner as James pursued a culinary career following college. As he excelled in that field, he realized that his true passion still remained in music.

In 2004, he stepped out on faith and positioned himself to pursue music full-time. He formed Morning Sunset Music LLC, a music production company and began the journey of establishing himself as a professional musician. In 2007, Ron became the Atlanta Jazz Festival “Future of Jazz” competition winner.

Currently residing in Atlanta, GA, Ron’s commitment to excellence has allowed him the distinct privilege and honor of working with many great artists and producers such as Peter White, Wayman Tisdale, Marvin Winans, Gladys Knight, Phil Perry, Jill Scott, Ann Nesby, Tramaine Hawkins, Richard Smallwood, Kevin Bond, Mike Phillips, PJ Morton, Chris Cauley and Dionne Farris.

Ron has been featured on the album “Avery Sunshine” by Avery Sunshine, “Changes” by Brien Andrews, “In This Time” by Patricia Shirley, “RS2” by Rhonda Smith, “All Day” by William Murphy, “Spirit & Truth” by New Birth Total Praise Choir, “Journey” by Jermaine Morgan and “The Best of Ann Nesby Live.”

Ron was chosen to be the sax player in the movie, Joyful Noise, starring Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton, released in 2012.

He created waves in the music industry with his debut LP, “I Feel Ya.” The project was a melodic mixture of contemporary Jazz, Blues and Inspirational music with funky rhythmic undertones.

Rob Young of The Urban Music Scene said, “Mr. James encompasses the passion of his Caribbean heritage anchored by his vision aligned with razor sharp tonality serves up a consistent blend of more than satisfying array of compositions thru out this project to back his mesmerizing yet relevant voice in today’s jazz.”

With his new release entitled, “Simple,” Ron had one goal in mind – to showcase SIMPLE songs to convey a SIMPLE message about the SIMPLE way God wants us to SIMPLY worship Him through our words and actions.

Being musically influenced by greats such as David Sanborn, Kevin Bond, David Foster, Kirk Whalum, Quincy Jones, Bob James, and George Duke, Ron is determined to create his own musical path free of any man-made boundaries.