Jose James, a vocalist whose smoky voice and distinctive sensibility push jazz to the forefront of the scene, returns to Billboard Live with a new album titled "1978," the year of his birth. Last year, he also made headlines by performing a premium show at Billboard Live featuring the tribute album "On & On: Jose James Sings Badu," covering the signature songs of contemporary neo-soul icon Erykah Badu. This new work, born from the experience of releasing a Bill Withers tribute in 2018, became his labor of love, taking five years to complete as he sought to write songs that would bring listeners his own kind of joy. True to the title "1978," the project reinterprets late-70s soul—Marvin Gaye, Prince, Stevie Wonder—through Jose's contemporary lens, and the on-stage performance of these tracks promises a mellow night that will have the audience's hearts fluttering with anticipation.