Frank Zappa, Wes Montgomery, Allan Holdsworth, Kings X, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, King Crimson, Trey Gunn, J.S Bach, Igor Stravinsky, Wade Preston, George Duke, The Banana Man, Charlie and Diz, Miles, Coltrane, Junior Brown, Thelonious Monk, Pat Martino, Captain Beefheart, The Fowler Family, Flippo the Clown, L. Shankar, Peter Gabriel, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Thinking Plague, Chris Hewitt, Michael Moryc, Hans Werner Henze, Hindemith, etc.
Jim began playing touch-style in 1978. Since that time he has played in too many bands to mention and opened for numerous acts more famous than he, his favorites being Allan Holdsworth, and Herbie Hancock.
In 1995 he discovered Mark Warrs' incredible instruments, and was one of the first to begin using what is called "uncrossed 4ths" tuning in 1998, having been heavily involved in it's development.
He now plays solo, and with the jazz group The Fuzzy Logic Boptet in the Los Angeles area, and often travels to Belgium to teach at E-tap.
Three self-produced CDs are available. "How Did I Get Here?" (a retrospective), "Jazz Heretics" (Jim's first solo project), and "NOW" (from the improv group, LA Abstract).
There will soon be two more CDs. One will be of the jazz group The Fuzzy Logic Boptet, and the other a new album of Jims' original compositions.
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If You Are In The Area - We Need You! Saturday June 20th at The Outer Limits we are playing one night only and will be shooting 3 camera angles for our upcoming video for "Whole Lotta Waitress". Not only do we need to make sure this bar is wall to wall packed for the good of the video, but also to show the owners that we can pack their club. Click the link above for directions to the bar via google maps. The Outer Limits is located at: 8095 N. State Rd. Davison, MI We appreciate it very much!
Hi Jim<br />Thank you very much for the ADD!<br />Congratulations for your music. I find it very interesting. <br />Regards from Acireale (Italy) and Happy Easter<br /> Marcellino Marcello bass player <br />
Hi Jim. Thanks for helping spread the word about American Motel. It's Americana fused with roots, blues and jazz. Be well.<br /><br />Respectfully,<br />Doc MacNab
Hi Jim!!!!!!! Just dropping by to say hello and let you know that finally our new video is available online after 3 loooonnnngggg yeaaaarsssss. Check it out at:
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