Jim Stubblefield - acoustic and electric guitars, oud, mandolin, charango; Bryan Brock - percussion; Ruben Ramos - bass; Novi Novog - viola; Randy Tico - fretless bass; Anna Stafford - violin
Influences
Al Di Meola, Joe Pass, Andre Segovia, Julian Bream, Strunz and Farah, Shakti, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Sting, Chet Atkins, Paco de Lucia, Peter Gabriel, Ketama, Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads, Ronnie James Dio, Richie Blackmore, Ulric Roth, Iron Maiden, Rush, Miles Davis, Chic Corea, Return to Forever, David Arkenstone, Dixie Dregs, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, Django Reinhardt, Gipsy Kings, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Vinnie Moore, Paul Gilbert, Allan Holdsworth, The Police, Vicente Amigo, David Lindley, Waleed Hamad, Eddie Jobson, Genesis, ELO, Kansas, Bach, Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Chopin, Nicolo Paganini, Mozart, Steve Morse, Steve Howe, HP Lovecraft, JRR Tolkien, Michael Moorcock, Robert E Howard, Larry Niven, Bruce Lee, David Lean, Peter O'Toole, Sean Connery, Sir Edmund Hillary, Picasso, Kandinsky, Leonardo da Vinci
Sounds Like
Strunz and Farah, Gipsy Kings, Incendio, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucia, Vicente Amigo, Jesse Cook, John McLaughlin, Acoustic Alchemy, Lorena McKennitt
JIM STUBBLEFIELD, a native Californian, has studied jazz, rock, classical, and flamenco guitar. In 1994 Jim released NOVEMBER, an electric instrumental fusion recording, on the Natural Elements record label. It was followed by 1997's all acoustic CITIES OF GOLD which was named as a semi-finalist in that year's "Disc Makers Independent Music Competition". 1998's RHYTHM OF THE HEART, recorded by the JIM STUBBLEFIELD GROUP, was a semi-finalist in NAV magazine's "Acoustic Instrumental Album of the Year" category. Jim's music also appears on Neurodisc's PURE FLAMENCO: NUEVO FLAMENCO PASSION compilation along with such artists as OTTMAR LIEBERT, GOVI, and RUBEN ROMERO. In addition to his CD recordings, Jim's songs can also be heard on many of the 411 SKATEBOARDING DVDs.
In late 1999 Jim co-founded the Latin guitar oriented world music group INCENDIO with bassist Liza Carbe' and guitarist Jean-Pierre Durand. Their recordings, MISTERIOSO FEATURING JIM STUBBLEFIELD (Natural Elements), ILLUMINATION (Paras Recordings), INTIMO (Incendio Music), INCENDIO (New World Music), DIA Y NOCHE (Incendio Music), and SEDUCTION (New World Music) have gone on to sell thousands nationally and appear on the Billboard, NAV and CMJ charts.
JIM'S music can also be heard on HGTV, ESPN, the SHOWTIME series RE:EVOLUTION OF SPORTS, the HISTORY CHANNEL show MODERN MARVELS, the WB show ELIMIDATE and many other network television shows.
Just listening to the tracks here at your site! Sounds great! I trust all is well in your world! It was lovely to see Stella last Sunday! I want to come hear you play one of these days soon... Take care my friend! Sincerely, Robert
