“Ay caramba, one-note samba”
Jun 10, 2022This week James is sharing “SnowTime” from his May 2016 concert at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON. “SnowTime” was premiered on James’s 2015 album, Before This World. Click now to watch!
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Grand opening – MGM Music Hall at Fenway Park!
Jun 10, 2022
James is thrilled to announce two shows with his All-Star Band, the official opening of the brand-new 5,000+ seat MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, MA, on August 29 and 30! The JamesTaylor.com presale for these new dates will begin Monday, June 13, at 10 am ET.
“James’s connection to the Red Sox, Fenway Park, and the broader Fenway Sports Group family has been a constant…,” said Red Sox President Sam Kennedy. “…We can’t wait to have James perform at the MGM Music Hall, a place we hope will stand for something greater than brick and mortar in the music world.”
To participate in James’s exclusive ticket presales, please make sure you are signed in to your JamesTaylor.com account. If you do not already have a free JamesTaylor.com account, please click here to create one now.
To see all of James’s upcoming dates, please visit the Schedule page.
Please remember: There will be a limited number of presale tickets available to JamesTaylor.com members, which can sell out quickly — sometimes within the first 30 minutes. The number of tickets available for the fan presale is not in James’s personal control but his hope in offering the fan presale is to give fans the first opportunity to purchase great seats. If you are unable to purchase tickets in the presale, you will have a second chance during the public sale. We apologize in advance for any frustration.
Photo: Norman Seeff
James on language, music and the human condition
Jun 3, 2022James was on hand at the New England Conservatory’s graduation ceremony on May 22 to receive an honorary degree and to deliver the commencement address to this year’s graduates. Click now to watch on YouTube (James’s speech begins at 3:28.)
How to play “Sweet Baby James”
Jun 3, 2022Guitar players, check this out — the July/August issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine featured a lesson on to play JT’s classic “Sweet Baby James”. Check it out at AcousticGuitar.com and watch for the print magazine on newsstands!
“It was just after sunrise and down by the sea”
May 27, 2022This week James has shared his performance of “Soldiers” (a deep cut from the Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon) from his 1971 BBC In Concert special. Watch now on James’s YouTube channel, and be sure to subscribe to see what James unveils from the vault next!
Aerial photos from Toronto!
May 27, 2022James’s just-completed Canadian tour with Jackson Browne stopped at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, on May 1.
Visit the Life On The Road section now to see an album of unique aerial photos (taken by drone) from the show, courtesy of Elliot Photog / Aerial Photography One.
BBC ’71 — “Rainy Day Man”
May 20, 2022This week JT has shared another song from his 1971 BBC ‘In Concert’ special. Click now to watch James perform “Rainy Day Man” (which James recorded on both 1968’s James Taylor and 1979’s Flag) with his mates Leland Sklar and Russ Kunkel on YouTube.
New England Conservatory of Music — Commencement live stream May 22
May 20, 2022Heads up — the New England Conservatory of Music’s 151st commencement ceremony will be live-streamed this Sunday, May 22 at 2pm ET. JT will be on hand to receive an honorary Doctor of Music degree and to deliver the commencement address. Visit necmusic.edu for more information, and don’t miss it!
Williams College 2009
May 20, 2022
The photo collage above is from June 7, 2009, when James received an honorary degree from Williams College (that’s James and John Glenn in one photo) — click here to read the text of the president’s speech to welcome James on the day.
Photos: Ellyn Kusmin
James’s introduction – Williams College, June 7, 2009
May 20, 2022James Vernon Taylor, Doctor Of Music Probably the first person ever to grace this stage as a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, you have sold more than forty million albums, won multiple Grammys, recorded with the Beatles, drawn enormous audiences, and become such an iconic part of the culture to have…