Oscar James

I'm primarily looking for opportunities playing either background jazz guitar, or pop covers (guitar and voice, singer-songwriter style) for events, restaurants, clubs etc. For jazz events, I've an extensive repertoire of jazz standards to play. These will largely be arranged by myself, although I'll also play some arrangements from the likes of Wes Montgomery and Julian Lage. For covers events, I've an almost endless load of pop songs ready to go, and am happy to learn song requests for an added fee. Here's a little more about me: Oscar is a music student at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is based in South-East London, and has been playing professionally for 5 years. A passionate jazz musician, Oscar has played at the Montreux Jazz Festival, alongside prestigious venues such as Ronnie Scott's. He has also played as a session musician for many pop artists, including Just Jack, with whom he has co-written a number of songs. Oscar has shared the stage with the likes of Ed Sheeran, but has also played gigs to crowds that can be counted on one hand. Essentially, Oscar is an experienced, gigging musician, whose skills extend beyond playing, into composing, arranging, production, songwriting and MD-ing. Oscar is able to provide a variety of different services, including background jazz guitar, foreground jazz guitar, singer-songwriter style covers of a huge variety of pop songs, jazz groups of varying sizes / instrumentations, and funk / soul function bands.