# James Westfall

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{{Short description|American jazz vibraphonist and keyboardist}}
{{Notability|1=Biographies|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = James Westfall
| image             =
| background        = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_place       = [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston%2C_Texas)
| birth_date        = 1981
| genre             = Jazz, jazz fusion, rock
| instrument        = [Vibraphone](/source/Vibraphone), [keytar](/source/keytar)
| years_active      = 2003–present
| label             = Bionic
| current_member_of = [The Wee Trio](/source/The_Wee_Trio)
| website           = {{URL|jameswestfall.com}}
}}

'''James Westfall''' is a jazz vibraphonist and keyboardist born in [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston%2C_Texas).

He began on violin at age 6 before moving to piano and then percussion. He became interested in [vibraphone](/source/vibraphone) due in part to his grandfather.

He attended the [University of New Orleans](/source/University_of_New_Orleans). In New Orleans he studied under [Terence Blanchard](/source/Terence_Blanchard), [Harold Battiste](/source/Harold_Battiste), [Steve Masakowski](/source/Steve_Masakowski) and [Ellis Marsalis Jr.](/source/Ellis_Marsalis_Jr.)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title=New Director of Jazz Studies at Kinder HSPVA Houston, TX |url=https://docfestjazz.org/2024/08/19/new-director-of-jazz-studies-at-kinder-hspva-houston-tx/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=DocFest Houston December 21, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Later he moved to [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California) where he was part of the [Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz](/source/Thelonious_Monk_Institute_of_Jazz). At present he lives in [Nashville](/source/Nashville) working as a studio musician.

Westfall is a founding member of [The Wee Trio](/source/The_Wee_Trio).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-19 |title=New Director of Jazz Studies at Kinder HSPVA Houston, TX |url=https://docfestjazz.org/2024/08/19/new-director-of-jazz-studies-at-kinder-hspva-houston-tx/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=DocFest Houston December 21, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Discography==
* ''Capitol Diner Vol. 1'' with the Wee Trio (Bionic, 2007)
* ''Capitol Diner Vol. 2'' with the Wee Trio (Bionic, 2010)
* ''Ashes to Ashes'' with the Wee Trio  (Bionic, 2012)
* ''Wee + 3'' with the Wee Trio (Bionic, 2016)

===As sideman===
* [Sasha Masakowski](/source/Sasha_Masakowski), ''Wishes'' (Hypersoul, 2011)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/james-westfall All About Jazz musician profile]
*[http://www.jameswestfall.com/home.htm James Westfall's website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061218033917/http://www.jameswestfall.com/home.htm |date=2006-12-18 }}

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Category:American jazz vibraphonists
Category:Musicians from Houston
Category:Living people
Category:1981 births
Category:Jazz musicians from Houston
Category:Jazz musicians from Texas

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