Jim began playing bass in his early teens in the San Francisco bay area. He began his professional career in his early 20's performing Stephen Sondheim's "Company" in San Francisco theaters. Jim studied music theory in college, played with UC Berkeley Jazz Ensemble for 3 years.

Since then he's played internationally, including England and S Korea, session player for film scores, Broadway musical theater, jazz ensembles, folk and rock groups and big bands. He is versatile in all music sty...