Colin James Trio

Colin James has worn many hats during his long and storied career. When Colin first hit the scene over 30 years ago, he became an instant rock guitar hero, mentored by the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan. Since then, this iconic Canadian has topped the charts as a pop vocalist, recorded an acclaimed blues album and led the swing revival with his Little Big Band, which he both fronted and produced. He has performed for the Queen, sold multi-platinum many times over and continues to sell out shows coast to coast.  Along the way, he’s written memorable hit songs and given us distinctive covers of timeless classics with his newest album teasing that the best is still yet to come.

From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to sharing the stage with arguably the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time, Colin James recalls the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan's words of advice, "I'm opening doors for you – walk through them." Colin has absorbed those words. His career has spanned over 30 years, and he has 21 studio albums, 8 Juno Awards, 31 Maple Blues Awards, and multi-platinum record sales to his credit. 

His current release Chasing the Sun, finds the blues-rock singer-songwriter's electrifying new album featuring the kind of towering musical guests typically found on the other side of velvet ropes. Co-produced by Colin Linden, guest artists include Americana icon Lucinda Williams, bassist Darryl Jones and drummer Charley Drayton (who have backed Miles Davis and The Rolling Stones) plus American harmonica ace Charlie Musselwhite and gospel greats Ann and Regina McCrary.

His 2021 release Open Road, for which he won a 2022 Juno Award for best Blues Album and was nominated for the Blues Foundation 2023 best Blues Rock Album (his first), is a celebration of personal connections. It includes original tunes written with long time collaborators as well as reinterpretations of covers by a diverse group of songwriters.