Latest release: Malabar. * James Singleton is an acoustic bassist, composer and producer, sometimes described as one of the best and most sought after bassists in New Orleans. He has performed with John Scofield, Stanton Moore, and John Medeski as well as John Abercrombie, Art Baron, Ellis Marsalis, Earl Turbinton, Eddie Harris, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Lionel Hampton, Arnett Cobb and Banu Gibson among others. He has recorded with Chet Baker, Alvin "Red" Tyler, James Booker, Johnny "Tan Canary" Adams, Charlie Rich and Zachary Richard among others. He performs regularly, mostly in New Orleans, with a wide range of jazz collaborators. He is a longtime member of the New Orleans-based jazz group Astral Project, with Johnny Vidacovich, Tony Dagradi, and Steve Masakowski. He produced Elvado, which won OffBeat magazine's 1998 Best Modern Jazz Album of the year award. His collaborations with pedal steel guitar player Dave Easley, under the name "3now4," have only recently been released digitally. From 2019 the present, he has created three full-length releases with the Americana-jazz-folk-rock group, Outer Park.