Rock, smooth jazz crossover

7 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Extended Jams, REGGAE: Calypso



Details:
Twenty eight years of experience as a versatile musician specializing in electric guitar and bass. Jim freelances with a variety of groups and in many diverse musical styles.

Twenty years of teaching experience consisting of both private and college, single and group lessons. Twenty eight years of representing myself and others to theme parks, cruise lines, corporate music business, agents and club owners.

ENDORSEMENTS
D'Addario Strings Silver Artist.

RECORDINGS
Jimmy Graves, "Animation" 2006
Raymond Guiser, "Macroism," 2001
Lindsey Morris, "Blues In The Night." 2001.
Jimmy Graves, "Merry Christmas," 1996.
"Pepper Pot," 1996.
"Horizons," 1989



EXPERIENCE

5/06 - TV apperance PBS Channel 15 Daytona Beach
Music Hotline Jazz guitar w/ Ted Conner

5/02 - present Solo jazz guitar Tarafuku Japanese Restaurant

8/01- 4/02 Freelance Guitarist with "The Lin Morris Band," "Nostalgia,"
"The Myra Sizemore Jazz Trio," and "Pepper Pot.".

5/2001- 8/2001 Carnival Cruise Lines, Guitarist for the ships Pit Orchestra.

1/01-5/01 Freelance Guitarist with "Pepper Pot,'" "Nostalgia," "The Lin
Morris Band," and the "Moonlighters."

6/99-1/01 Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, Guitar and Guitar
Synth.

1/90-5/99 "Pepper Pot," Guitar and Bass for calypso and reggae standards
various venues throughout Florida, including Walt Disney World.

1/96-8/98 "Sauce," Guitar for rhythm and blues circuit throughout Florida.

1/95-10-96 Sideman for King Snake recording artist, Noble (Thin Man)
Watts and Floyd Miles.

8/90-1/94 "Project II," Guitar for jazz and lounge act on the "Europa Star"
cruise ship.

9/86-5/89 Daytona Beach Community College, Adjunct Faculty, Guitar,
8/01-present Bass Guitar and Improvisation instructor.



1/90-5/98 Bethune Cookman College, Adjunct Faculty, Guitar Instructor


EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, jazz performance major,
Florida Atlantic University, March, 1981


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