As a freelance musician, James has performed with the likes of Marvin Hamlisch, Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra Jr., Ben Vereen, Bob Hope, Petula Clark, The Fifth Dimension, The Spinners, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, The Four Tops, and The Temptations. As a pit musician, Mr. Spadafore has performed with the national touring companies of City of Angels, The King and I, A Chorus Line, Peter Pan, Big, Chicago, The Producers, Hairspray, Spamalot, Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Phantom of the Opera, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Motown the Musical and, most recently, the Lincoln Center tour of My Fair Lady. Mr. Spadafore is currently a member of the "Stan Colella Orchestra,” the "Hard Promise" Horn Section and for the pit orchestra at Syracuse Stage and Syracuse Drama. Jim resides in Liverpool, N.Y.