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Jim's latest album InnerPlay. Featuring Gary Foster, Pete Christlieb, Terry Trotter, The Jay Rosen Strings, others, and Jim Self. "InnerPlay" is a collection of great jazz tunes with strings.

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Jim's album Size Matters. Featuring Bill Scarlett, Bill Swann, Taylor Coker, Daryll Johnson, and (of course) Jim Self. "Size Matters" is a swingin' straight ahead be-bop standards and originals--recorded live (like a jam session).

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Jim's album My America. Featuring all American tunes arranged by Kim Scharnberg for Jim and friends.

A big variety of sounds from FLUBA to eight sousaphones. Arrangements also include tuba, trombone, and guitar; FLUBA and piano; and tuba/FLUBA, trumpet, trombone, alto saxophone, violin, cello, string bass, piano, and drums.

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Jim's album The Big Stretch is available. With music written by Jim and others, featuring Los Tubas (a group of "loose" LA Tuba Players). Guest artists include Tommy Johnson, Winston Morris, Gene Pokorny, Norm Pearson, Fred Greene, Doug Tornquist, Loren Marsteller, Malcolm McNab and Bill Booth.

A big variety of music from solo tuba to six tubas, tuba and piano, brass quintet, tuba and harp, and tuba and midi. One piece, POLKA.COM, is a "wacky" mix of Frankie Yankovic, Donna Summer and Scott Joplin.

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Jim's Solo Gigs

  • April 17-19, 2008 at 8:00PM. April 20 at 3PM Orange County, CA
    Renee and Henry Segerstrom Hall
    Costa Mesa, CA
    Pacific Symphony World Premier: Tour de Force (Episodes for Orchestra) by Jim Self
    April 19th Concert will be live on KUSC 91.5FM.

    Concert also features: Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis and Hilary Hawn playing the Beethoven Violin Concerto
    Tickets: www.PacificSymphony.org

  • April 27, 2008 at 2:30 and 4:00 PM Los Angeles, CA
    Los Angeles Pierce College Performing Arts Building
    Woodland Hills, CA
    Program includes:
    • Polarities (for Two Antiphonal Brass Quintets)...Jim Self
    • On the Wing for Solo Tuba and Wind Ensemble....Jim Self
    • Encore: Clarinet Polka
    • Encore: Piccolo Part to Stars and Stripes with Susan Greenberg, Piccolo

    With Los Angeles Winds


  • June 27, 2008 at 1:30 PM Cincinnati, OH
    Jim will receive the Life-Time Achievement Award at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference at the Cincinnati Conservatory

    The same evening he will be a featured soloist with the US Army Jazz Ambassadors

    See www.ITEAonline.org for more information.



  • Previous Engagements

  • November 11-12, 2006 (Saturday-Sunday) Indiana, PA
    Jazz Band Concert
    Saturday Evening (11 Nov) — Guest soloist with IUP Jazz Band
    Sunday Afternoon (12 Nov) — Guest soloist with IUP Alumni Jazz Band
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Indiana, PA.
    More Info Contact: Kevin Eisensmith <tptprof AT grove.iup.edu>

  • March 17-18, 2006 (Friday-Saturday) St. Peter. MN.
    Guest Soloist and Clinician, Tubonium
    Gustavus Adolphus College
    St. Peter. MN.
    More Info: http://www.freewebs.com/tubonium/tubonium4.htm

  • March 4, 2006 (Saturday) Franklin, PA
    Concert — 7:30 PM
    Franklin High School Auditorim
    Franklin, PA
    Performing Bruce Broughton Tuba Concerto (and Encore)
    With Erie Philharmonic Orchestra

  • March 20-30, 2006 Pacific Symphone Orchestra European Tour
    March 20 Munich, Philharmonie am Gasteig
    March 21 Frankfort, Alte Oper
    March 22 Hannover, Congress Centrum
    March 23 Friedrichhafen, Graf Zeppelin Haus
    March 24 Lucerne, Kultur-und Kongresszentrum
    March 27 Dusseldorf, Tonhalle
    March 28 Essen, Philharmonie
    March 29 Cologne, Philharmonie
    March 30 Vienna, Konzerthaus

    Programs to include:
    • Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
    • Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet
    • Gershwin, Porgy and Bess
    • Zhou Long, Two Poems from T'ang
    • Shostakovich, Cello Concerto (with Lynn Harrell)
    • Ravel, Piano Concerto (with Pascal Roge)


  • January 30, 2005 (Sunday) Bowling Green, OH
    Clinic/Master Class — 1-3 PM
    Bowling Green State Univeristy
    Bowling Green, Ohio
    Contact Tim Olt: TubaMan246 AT aol DOT com

  • March 12, 2005 (Saturday) Urbana, IL.
    Concert — 7:00 PM
    Urbana High School Bands
    Contact Darren Hicks: dhicks AT usd116 DOT org

  • June 4-5, 2004 (Friday/Saturday) Costa Mesa, CA
    Concert 8:00 PM — Orange County Performing Arts Center
    Performing John Williams Tuba Concerto
    with Pacific Symphony Orchestra, John Williams conducting

  • May 22, 2004 (Saturday) Glendale, CA
    Jazz at Clancy's - 2nd set 9:30 PM — Clancy's Crab Shack
    Frank Marocco (Accordian) and Jim Self (Tuba and Fluba) Duo
    Also:
    Roger Kellaway and Violin Duo
    Gary Foster and Tom Rainier Duo

    Clancy's Crab Shack
    219 N. Central Ave. Glendale, Ca. 91204
    (818) 242-CRAB (2722)
    http://www.clancyscrabbroiler.com/

  • June 7, 2003 (Saturday) Costa Mesa, CA
    Concert 7:30 — Orange County Performing Arts Center
    Jim Self/ Pete Christlieb Quintet (Basset Hound Blues Band)

  • March 28-29, 2003 (Friday/Saturday) Indiana, PA
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    Distinguished Alumni Awards

  • February 14, 2003 (Saturday) San Antonio, TX
    Playing jazz with Winston Morris' MJT Project at Texas Music Educators Conference

  • January 23-24th, 2003 Ft. Myer, VA
    Concert and Clinic -- U.S. Army Band Tuba Euphonium Conference
    Jazz Tuba and FLUBA Soloist

    Thursday, Jan 23 2003
     TBA (PM) Soloist with U.S. Army Blues
    Friday, Jan 24 2003
     TBA (AM) Clinic


  • November 24th, 2002 (Sunday) Sacramento, CA
    Concert 4:00 PM -- Crest Theater (downtown)
    Soloist with California Wind Orchestra

    Rolf Wilhelm Concertino for Tuba and Band
    Clarinet Polka (encore)


  • February 17th, 2001 Los Angeles, CA
    Shows 8, 9:30, 11 PM -- Jazz Spot
    Los Feliz Restaurant
    2138 Hillhurst Avenue
    Los Angeles, CA
    Phone: (323)666-8666
    Directions

    Basset Hound Blues Quintet
    • Jim Self, Tuba & FLUBA
    • Pete Christlieb, Tenor Sax
    • Terry Trotter, Piano
    • Tom Warrington, Bass
    • Dick Weller, Drums


  • February 11th, 2001 Los Angeles, CA
    Concert 7:00 PM -- Alfred Newman Hall
    University of Southern California

    Jim Self Faculty Recital
    Featuring The Los Tubas Quartet
    • Norm Pearson
    • Doug Tornquist
    • Fred Greene
    • Jim Self


    Western Pennsylvania Mini-Tour

  • November 16th, 2000 Indiana, PA
    Concert 8:00 PM -- Gorell Recital Hall
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

    A classical concert featuring Jim Self as tuba soloist with Gary Bird, tuba, the IUP Faculty Brass Quintet, Woodwind Faculty Sextet, students and others. The program will feature compositions by Jim Self.

  • November 17th, 2000 Indiana, PA
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    Clinic/Master Class with Jim Self -- 11:45 AM Band Room

    Jazz Concert with The Basset Hound Blues Quintet
    • Jim Self, Tuba and FLUBA
    • Pete Christlieb, Tenor Saxophone
    • Terry Trotter, Piano
    • Tom Warrington, Bass
    • Dick Weller, Drums
    • With guest vocalist Jessie Wills
    Gorell Recital Hall -- 8:00 PM

  • November 18th, 2000 Oil City, PA
    Oil City High School
    Clinic/Master Class with Jim Self and members of the Basset Hound Blues Band
    Clinic/Master Class -- 3:30 PM

    Jazz Concert with The Basset Hound Blues Quintet
    Concert 8:00 PM -- Oil City High School Auditorium

  • November 19th, 2000 Pittsburgh, PA
    Concert 3 PM -- Manchester Craftman's Guild Concert Hall
    Jazz Concert with The Basset Hound Blues Quintet
    With guest vocalist Jessie Wills.
    This concert will be filmed for PBS or A&E.

        Manchester Craftman's Guild
        1815 Metropolitan St
        Pittsburgh, PA


  • September 27th, 2000 Six Flags, St. Louis, MO
    Jazz Concert with Pete Christlieb
    at the Basset Hound Club of America National Conference

  • July 5th, 2000 Disneyland
    Clinic/Concert for the All-American College Band

  • June 25th, 2000 Newport Beach, CA
    Solo Concert for Women's Guild of the Pacific Symphony

  • May 31, 2000 International Tuba Euphonium Conference, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
    -- Featured Soloist "Jazz Night", with John Alred, Howard Johnson, Sam Pilafian, Marcus Dickman, Frank Mantooth Trio

  • May 15, 2000 TBD -- Huntington Beach, CA.
    Pacific Brass Ensemble, 7:30 PM.
    St. Simon and Jude Church
    20444 Magnolia Ave.
    Huntington Beach CA 92646
    Performance of "Contra-Dictions" for two Solo Tubas and Brass Ensemble by Jim Self, with Gary Hickman, Tuba

  • April 8, 2000 Central California Brass Band Festival, Tulare/Visalia
    Featured Tuba Soloist/Clinician, World Premier of "On the Wing" for Solo Tuba and Brass Band by Jim Self

  • April 3, 2000 Eastman School of Music, Solo Concert
    -- with Don Harry, John Marcellus, The Prism Brass Quintet and the Keith Mcalilly Jazz Trio (also clinic/master class)

  • Nov. 28&30, 1999: Vaughan-Williams Tuba Concerto with Orquesta Sinfonica Carlos Chavez, Mexico City

  • Oct. 8-9, 1999: Concert/Clinic at University of Rhode Island




Jim's Airplane - Original Paint Watch the skies. You may see Jim flying to his next gig in his Piper Arrow. The picture on the left is Jim with the original paint job. The right picture shows the detail on the tail with his new call number (N4-1-2Ba). Jim's Airplane - Tail Detail


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