The official site of bass player Jim Whitney

Welcome! Here you will find the latest information about Jim Whitney's musical happenings, audio samples, videos of various projects, a link to purchasing the Dodecahedron album, a schedule of upcoming events, photographs, and a biography...
 
 

 

About Jim Whitney:

 

"...brawny"

- JazzTimes

 

"...sublimely elastic"

- Boston Globe

 

"... masterful subtlety"

- Lucid Culture

 

"A pupil of Dave Holland early on, he learned well from the master and took things forward into his own dimension..."

- Midwest Jazz Record

 


 

About the Dodecahedron album:

 

"...has crime-jazz echoes and a sardonically spring-loaded groove..."

- Lucid Culture

 

"Certainly not aiming to create pretty music for the people, this is an adventurous set that explores the possibilities (of) the stand-up bass..."

- Midwest Jazz Record

 


 

My composition "Are You Kidding Me?!" from the Dodecahedron album was a finalist in the jazz division of the 2016 International Songwriting Competition…

 

 

 

 



 

 

     
To watch the Dodecahedron album promotional video, please click on the image below:
To purchase the Dodecahedron album, or to hear audio samples, please click on the image below:

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