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New & Next: Meet Soul Singer, James Tillman

Tillman counts the likes of Marvin Gaye and Maxwell among his musical icons.
New & Next: Meet Soul Singer, James Tillman
Michael Rowe
By Yolanda Sangweni · Updated October 28, 2020

ESSENCE.com’s “New and Next” column spotlights the brightest new talents we think you should know. This week we meet James Tillman, a soulful singer and songwriter.

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Soulful crooner James Tillman makes the kind of love “songs that people can relate to outside a party setting.” It’s no wonder the Washingon DC-bred, New York City-based singer cites the likes of Marvin Gaye and Maxwell among his musical icons.

“You don’t want to go home and listen to something that you don’t really connect to, he adds”

Tillman is currently working on his debut EP. Watch him perform “And Then” and let us know what you think.