James Casey was an NY/LA-based multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer and composer. He died August 28, 2023 at the age of 40 from colon cancer.
Born in Washington DC to a musical family, and raised in Phoenix, AZ, he pursued a Music Business degree at Berklee College of Music. After leaving Boston, James moved to New York to continue to develop his passion for making music. Over the years, James has become one of the most in-demand Saxophonists in New York and Los Angeles and has toured the world many times with many different artists, and with his own project Animus Rexx.

He was best known as a member of Trey Anastasio Band, but other credits include: The Roots, Phish, Phil Lesh, Billy Strings, Bill Kreutzmann, Meghan Trainor, Anderson .Paak, The Jonas Brothers, Maceo Parker, Carly Rae Jepsen, J.Cole, Leslie Odom Jr., Dave Matthews Band, Sabrina Claudio, Chaka Khan, Wu-Tang, John Legend, Roy Hargrove, Soulive, Lettuce, Shawn Mendes, 5th Harmony, and many more.