You may also find James on CD's from Phyllis Hyman, Regina Belle, Loose Ends, Eddie Murphy, Ornette Coleman, and the late, great, Grover Washington Jr. When he's not on the road playing music, he's in his home studio writing music.Īrtists James has written, co-written and produced for include: the late, Wayman Tisdale, Walter Beasley, Najee, Alexander Zonjic, Nestor Torres, Jeff Kashiwa, Nick Colionne, Eric Darius, Hiroshima, Gail Jhonson, Gordon James, oh, and Pieces Of A Dream. He holds a 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a green sash in Lama Kung Fu, and has also trained in Wing Chun Kung Fu. Other interests include cooking and martial arts. Being classically trained, he was first introduced to jazz at age 12. James Lloyd began taking piano lessons at age 6. As a performer, writer or producer, the artistry of James K. In the future, Lloyd, now based in Ohio, plans to produce some neo-soul, hip-hop and R&B recordings. Lloyd's dazzling piano technique, inventive synthesizer programming and leadership have signatured POAD’s soulful sound. Throughout POAD's label and personnel changes, James K. Washington produced POAD's first three recordings Pieces of a Dream, We Are One and Imagine This. Washington and POAD performed Washington's hit, “Mister Magic” at Philadelphia's Bijou Cafe (where Washington recorded Live at the Bijou). when POAD performed on a popular TV show, City Lights. They were discovered by Grover Washington, Jr. Inspired by Stanley Turrentine's “Pieces of Dreams,” The trio changed their name to Pieces of a Dream in 1979. They performed all over Philadelphia as Classic Touch, A Touch of Class and Galaxy. In 1975, Lloyd met drummer Curtis Harmon and bassist Cedric Napoleon. He was also heavily influenced by the great keyboardists, Ramsey Lewis, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Larry Dunn, Chick Corea and Bud Powell. I keep listening to project after project, trying to find the one sound that will make me want to get up and do something hard, like it used to. It takes so long to find purpose, and when its there, its gone just as quickly. LLoyd was classically trained by an 89 year-old piano teacher who exposed him Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Mozart. Review Summary: drudgery, a light, transcendence. A graduate of Philadelphia's High School of Performing Arts, Lloyd was inspired to take up the instrument when his older brother started playing it. As a co-founder of the group, Lloyd composed and co-wrote over 100 compositions, from the '80's summer anthem “Mount Airy Groove” to “Love's Silhoutte.” Born in Philadelphia on August 30, 1964, Lloyd starting playing piano at the age six. Lloyd has been the aural architect of Pieces of a Dream.
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