With 21 studio albums, 8 Juno Awards, 31 Maple Blues
Awards and multi-platinum record sales, Colin James remains at the top of his
game, continuing to challenge himself musically. 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. Over the years Colin has worked with some of the
world’s most revered artists including, Bonnie Raitt, Albert Collins, Pops Staples, Robert
Cray, Albert King, Keith Richards, Mavis Staples, Luther Allison, Roomful of Blues,
Bobby King and Terry Evans, John
Hammond Jr., The Chieftains, Carlos Santana, Jeff
Healey, and Buddy Guy. | 