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Jimmy James

Event

Jimmy James
When:
Sun, 18. June 2017, 13:00 h - 16:00 h
Where:
The Alexander Bar & Bistro - Ballajura, WA
Category:
Live Bands

Description

50's & 60's Rock & Roll, Country Music, Jazz , Latin, Reggae and Instrumentals.

Jimmy James, a Singer / Guitarist who has been working in and around Perth for the last 30 years as a soloist.  Playing a variety of genres such as  50's & 60's Rock & Roll, Country Music, Jazz , Latin, Reggae and Instrumentals. 

The influence of The Beatles, Elvis and the other greats of the 60's saw me playing guitar at fourteen years old and by fifteen i was playing the bass guitar in a band.        

After migrating to Australia at the age of nineteen I tried to work in other jobs like Advertising and Real Estate. I even tried Taxi driving and owning / operating a restaurant but the only thing that made me happy was playing music.

Through the 70's & 80's I worked in various bands playing all styles of music and swapping between guitar and bass. The mid 80's saw the demise of most of the bands due to Disco music and the emergence of DJ's . Publicans found it more economical to hire one person rather than a whole band. I spent a fair bit of the early 80's in a recording studio doing jingles for radio and TV as well as documentaries and the occasional film. This experience became the catalyst for me making my own backing tracks and pursuing a solo career.

Since then I have been working in Restauants / Taverns, Private Clubs, RSL Clubs as well as Anniversaries, Birthdays and Weddings.  

I operate a Sound Recording Studio from home which is where  I make my own backing tracks as opposed to many of the other soloists who buy their music from the internet. I also offer musical help to budding songwriters at a very reasonable rate. Thanks for taking to time to read this, I hope you enjoy my music and come see me at The Alexander.


Venue

Location:
The Alexander Bar & Bistro - Website