Making his debut at The Artist on this first February Sunday, James Rohlehr is a gifted jazz and funk guitarist. He is also a talented singer, songwriter, composer and producer. James is originally from New York and is a graduate of City College of N.Y. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with a focus music composition.

While at CCNY he studied with John Lewis of The Modern Jazz Quartet. James also studied composition at Lehman College with Nobel Prize winning composer John Corigliano.

His commitment to mastering the guitar led to receiving two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships. The first was with the phenomenal jazz guitarist, Jack Wilkins and the other with world-renowned classical guitarist Jorge Morel.