Jimmy resides in Southern California and has been a freelance recording and live performance vocalist/drummer/percussionist since 1979. His experience covers a broad range of musical endeavors including live performing, studio recording, composition, and musical direction. He has worked in a variety of live and recorded performances with artists such as Chuck Negron, Mike Pinera, John Fogerty, Kenny Nolan, Spencer Davis, Danny Gans, Wolfman Jack, Bobby Kimball, and the Los Angeles Raiders Big Band.

During the 90’s, Jimmy contracted and played on several of the CBS mini-series commercials as well as their network ‘Welcome Home’ campaign featuring James Ingram.

In 1996, Jimmy began a 15-year tour of live performances as the drummer for the legendary pianist Roger Williams. Jimmy played with more than 30 symphonies across the country, performed with Roger at Carnegie Hall for Steinway’s 150th Anniversary, and was featured on Roger’s live recording of ‘Pop Goes the Ivories’ released in 2000. Jimmy was the voice of the band, announcing Roger and singing with the audience. It was Roger who encouraged Jimmy to pursue his vocal talents.

For the last 6 years, Jimmy has been the entertainment for the Thalian’s Holiday Gala, a non-profit organization supporting UCLA’s Operation Mend lead by Debbie Reynolds for 52 years under Chairperson Ruta Lee. Jimmy has hosted guest performers, notably, Ronn Moss, Freyda Payne, and Frank Stallone.

Recent independent film, ‘Revival! The Experience’ starring Harry Lennix, Chaka Khan, and Michelle Williams, and featuring Grammy nominated artist Mali Music, was released in theaters in December of 2018. Jimmy played drums on several songs in the film including the main title as well as the song performed by Chaka Khan.

Jimmy currently sings at Casa de Pizza, established in 1962, and where Frank Sinatra himself had lunch on rehearsal breaks and blessed the owner to name the main dining room the ‘Sinatra Room’. For the last 5 years, Jimmy has been performing there twice a month as the ‘Sinatra Guy’ entertaining audiences with his authentic crooner style, singing from the Great American Songbook.

Jimmy joined the band ‘Player’ as the drummer and backup vocalist and toured Australia in late 2014 with bass player Ronn Moss, who was a founding member of the band, and also starred in a lead role on the ‘Bold and the Beautiful’ for 25 years as Ridge Forrester.