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Jim Self

Jim Self is a Los Angeles freelance musician, a veteran of over 1400 motion picture scores, hundreds of television shows and records, and is tuba soloist on many prominent movies. His tuba was the "Voice of the Mothership" in John Williams score to Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Recent films include War of the Worlds, Lemony Snicket, Legend of Zorro, King Kong, Ice Age/Meltdown, Eight Below, X Men 3, All the King’s Men and Evan Almighty. He is Principal Tuba/Cimbasso with the Pasadena and Pacific Symphonies, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Los Angeles Opera and Opera Pacific orchestras

Feels So Good

By Jim Self

Label: Bassett Hound Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To; I Forget; Fanciful Dream; Cinema Paradiso; Feels So Good; Isfahan; Super Mario; Midsummer; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Sidewinder; Riddle of the Mode; Little Beauty; Blues Connotation.

Jim Self & John Chiodini: Back into the Future

by Doug Collette
December 9, 2024

The instrumental pairing of tuba master Jim Self and guitarist John Chiodini is an unlikely one to be sure, but the two veteran musicians have nurtured an equally uncommon chemistry. It is a musicianly dynamic so striking, in fact, that the two inspire not just each other, but the various other players to whom they extend ...

The Jim Self-John Chiodini Duo: Feels So Good

by Jack Bowers
November 21, 2024

Tuba maestro Jim Self and gregarious guitarist John Chiodini unite for the fifth time on Feels So Good, a studio date whose title neatly encapsulates its upbeat vibe. Even though it seems at first blush that the tuba and guitar should be playing in different leagues, Self and Chiodini somehow make the odd mixture work. Self ...

Alvin Queen, George Cables, Misha Tsiganov, Javon Jackson and more

by Benjamin Boddie
November 20, 2024

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Alvin Queen, Daniel Pardo, George Cables, Misha Tsiganov, Adrian Cunningham, Day Dream, Steven Feifke, Javon Jackson, Joel Jeschke, Andy Wheelock, Steve Davis, Brandon Sanders, Bob Baldwin, Jazzmeia Horn, John Fedchock, T.K. Blue, Dexter Moses, Christian Sands, Music Soup, Teri Parker, and more. Playlist Alvin Queen “Blues For Sluggo" ...

Charlie Parker, Jim Self, Quincy Jones & John Fedchock

by Joe Dimino
October 20, 2024

Welcome to the 876th episode of Neon Jazz, where we kick things off in style with legendary trombonist John Fedchock live from Indianapolis. We start with his rendition of “Say When," a tribute to the iconic J.J. Johnson, celebrating what would have been the trombone master's 100th birthday. From there, we dive into fresh Charlie Parker ...

Nubya Garcia, Jim Witzel, Michael Dease, Orrin Evans and more

by Benjamin Boddie
October 16, 2024

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Nubya Garcia, Jim Witzel, Michael Dease, Orrin Evans, Matt Panayides, Omer Leshem, Emmet Cohen, Teri Parker's Free Spirits, OJT, Matt Steckler, Peter Bernstein, Joel Frahm, Jonathan Powell, Dafnis Prieto, Mike Stern, Javon Jackson, Jim Self/John Chiodini, Dred Scott, Ed Neumeister, Christian Sands, and more. Playlist Nubya Garcia “Odyssey" ...

Tube or Not Tuba? Tuba!!

by Patrick Burnette
January 11, 2024

Sometimes Mike's dreams do come true. Take this all-tuba led episode, for instance. He's always loved the big horn in jazz groups, and here we delve into five albums spanning the decades led by tuba players. (Oddly, though, five of the featured leaders were all born within a five year span). Will the boys come up ...

My America 2: Destinations

By Jim Self

Label: Bassett Hound Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Chicago; By the Time I Get to Phoenix; Kansas City; New York State of Mind; King of Route 66; Blue Bayou Bossa; I Love L.A.; Back Home in Indiana; Chattanooga Choo Choo; I Left My Heart in San Francisco; Washington Postmodern; Georgia on My Mind; S.L.O. Blues.

Touch and Go

By Jim Self

Label: Basset Hound Music
Released: 2023
Track listing: Touch and Go; Ain’t Misbehavin’; Only Trust Your Heart; Amber; Ornathardy; Lament; Susanne; Prolepsis; Triangles; Whisper Not; Restless; Dig.