Biography

James W. Sharp AKA ‘Sharpio’ was born with a love, gift and understanding of music. He began taking piano lessons at the age of six. After hearing a song only once or twice, he could play the music perfectly, but in his own key. He taught himself how to read music, and at age 10, quickly learned to play percussion, strings, brass and woodwind instruments. However, his passion returned him to his first and constant love: the ever versatile keyboard.


In addition to his wide range of instrumental abilities, James Sharp is a very talented lyricist and has a mind- boggling five octave vocal range. His talents continued to bloom in Atlanta, and he has performed and/or recorded with several artists. These include Stevie Wonder, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, Archie Bell and the Drells, Betty Wright, and Felton Pilate of Con Funk Shun.
Mr. Sharp has parlayed his stunning and dynamic musical gifts into one of the hottest one man shows in the Atlanta, Georgia area, and plays at night clubs and other venues. He also plays with, or opens for several renowned artists.