Jose James

With his new album 1978, the year of his birth, guitarist and singer José James updates classic soul in a live KNKX Studio Session.

Trumpeter Takuya Kuroda, a leading light on the New York modern jazz scene, performs in the KNKX studios.

As much as we love the classics, it's good to freshen up the holiday playlist. This year, vocalists Norah Jones and José James each released their first Christmas albums.

Brooklyn-based trumpeter and composer Takuya Kuroda is adding the title of beat maker to his resume, finding inspiration in the production chair on his…