I am Jim Brimer a jazz clarinetist that leads a group called Jim’s Jazz Band which plays traditional jazz residing in
Fort Worth. Brian Harvey of EuroClub de Jazz in the United Kingdom says “The Jim of Jim’s Jazz Band is the highly
experienced and very talented clarinetist Jim Brimer who’s been around the Texan jazz scene for many years. Together
with the other players of his band he plays down home straight-ahead traditional jazz”.
I have recently
produced a CD of Jim’s Jazz Band performing fifteen great jazz tunes including my original “Blue
Quarters”. Listening to the sounds of my trio, you’ll feel the style of traditional jazz that made jazz music what
it is today. Last spring we finished a four week stay at Pierre’s Mardi Gras Café in Arlington. Before that, Jim’s
Jazz Band played private company parties in Southlake and Irving. Last summer, we were at The Pour House in Downtown
Fort Worth for ten weeks performing at their Sunday Brunch. Including those mentioned above we have played for DFW
Musicians Union in Arlington, 9 Fish Sushi Bar & Jazz in Frisco, Rainbow Entertainment in Dallas, Main Street Arts
Festival in Fort Worth, Sound Enterprise Booking Agency in Fort Worth, Friends of the Levitt Pavilion in Arlington,
and Grapefest 2008 in Grapevine.
My sidemen of Jim’s
Jazz Trio are Scott Whitfield and Marla Sporrer making up the core of my sound. Scott, the banjo man, also a singer,
song writer, and teacher, heads up the rhythm and cords of our traditional jazz songs. Marla is the acoustical bassist
driving the sounds of our music by walking the bass through the cords and melodies. She is also a singer, plays banjo,
and plays guitar. During the years forming Jim’s Jazz Band, I performed with other jazz bands learning traditional
jazz. One such jazz band I was in at the time played for the presidential inaugural balls in Washington D.C. Over the
years playing for art and jazz festivals, company parties, private parties, restaurants, clubs, and weddings in bands
from trios to sextets in the metroplex I came to meet Scott Whitfield and Marla Sporrer. Because of there excellent
performance level, I choose them to be my main sidemen for my trio.
Coming up in June,
Jim’s Jazz Band will be performing for Sundance Square in Downtown Fort Worth. In a review by Mr. Harvey of EuroClub de Jazz, Brian says “They're such a good band - lively, inventive, and exciting at times and with an excellent repertoire of
good old oldies. To summarize, this is an unpretentious happy-sounding band that I'd be happy to spend an evening
with”.
