Jimmy Valentine

jimmy Valentine is from Chicago..you can really hear the influence of the city in his guitar playing… *** jimmy Valentine got his first music lesson at the age of seven years old from rock and roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis… *** when jimmy valentine was 13 years old he got a couple intense music theory lessons from jazz legend Maynord Fergeson… *** jimmy Valentine studied music with legendary chicago saxaphonist Ivan Lasso for 15 years… *** jimmy was lucky to have grown up in studios and theaters in chicago, where he got to learn music from many legendary and world class artists… *** jimmy Valentine records his music spot on live first take…improvised from beginning to end his songs do not exist before he records them… *** since 2006 jimmy Valentine has recorded 3 full length cd’s and 5 ep’s for the virtually unknown Strange Measure Music… *** in 2007 jimmy Valentine played the world famous Rainbow bar and grill in hollywood 2 times!!! *** jimmy Valentine was hired as musical director and guitar player by the legendary Sky Sunlight Saxon of the SEEDS to headline the GOODSTOCK 2007 music festival… *** three time olympic gold medalist Aaron Piersol used the song “brenda” by jimmy Valentine for his new dvd…. *** in his 20’s jimmy Valentine played 3 years with the Wolfpack guitar ensamble, a guitar orchestra,out of over 200 players at the auditions for 18 seats for all 3 years jimmy Valentine earned 1st chair status… *** jimmy Valentine recently placed 1 in the midwest region in the ourstage.com music contest with the “sing a happy song” a song he wrote for his son… YOGASVAR … *** jimmy has collaborations with Sky Saxon…

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