Thanks for your interest in having me play music at your venue/event!
Please reach out to me with any questions such as dates and fees via email or text.
Please reach out to me with any questions such as dates and fees via email or text.
Bookings/Interviews/Questions
Contact: Jim Green
Phone/Text: 1 (630) 313-9056
Email: jimgreeninfo@gmail.com
Contact: Jim Green
Phone/Text: 1 (630) 313-9056
Email: jimgreeninfo@gmail.com
For Hi Res Press Pics & Posters
Click here: Hi-Res Pic Link
|
|
|
|
|
One Sentence Description:
Jim Green is an award-winning guitarist and singer/songwriter that transcends popular genres by creating fiery percussive acoustic guitar driven songs to 3-dimensional fingerstyle instrumentals in a fresh and compelling way.
Bio Blurb
Since 1999 Jim Green has been an award-winning guitarist and singer/songwriter that has transcended popular genres by creating fiery percussive acoustic guitar driven songs to 3-dimensional fingerstyle instrumentals in a fresh and compelling way. Like great guitarists before him such as Michael Hedges, he has utilized unusual guitar tunings while incorporating percussive rhythms, harmonics, and finger-tapping with a piano-like approach that is both musically and visually stimulating. He has been voted "One of the best independent artists in the Midwest" by Billboard Magazine, is a 2004 Guitar Idol Champion, signed to the Sky Valley Record label in 2023 and has opened for artists such as America, Lucas Nelson, Ann Wilson (Heart), Poi Dog Pondering, Pat Benatar, Muriel Anderson, Credence Clearwater Revisited, and Dire Straits Legacy to name a few.
Full Bio
Deciding that the well-worn paths that other musicians adhere to were not the proper routes for his own creativity, Chicago based Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Jim Green has transcended popular genres by creating fiery percussive driven songs to 3-dimensional fingerstyle instrumentals in a fresh and compelling way since 1999. Like great guitarists before him such as Michael Hedges, he utilizes unusual guitar tunings while incorporating percussive rhythms, harmonics, and finger-tapping with a piano-like approach that is both musically and visually stimulating. Jim Green’s live performances are made up of originals and popular cover songs while earning his moniker, The Wandering Endorphin, as he weaves through genres such as avant-garde kinetic guitar, rock, folk, beautiful instrumentals in a unique way.
Green’s driving perfectionism to his music has brought him from an unknown street musician to gaining the attention of the Editors at Billboard Magazine who named him "One of the best independent artists in the Midwest" and winning the 2004 Guitar Idol Championship. He has opened shows for popular artists such as America, Lucas Nelson, Ann Wilson (Heart), Pat Benatar, Credence Clearwater Revisited, Poi Dog Pondering, Johnny Rivers, Muriel Anderson and Dire Straits Legacy to name a few. One of his latest and seventh recording True North, has received rave reviews and airplay on over 180 radio stations across the US and Canada including NPR’s Echoes program. In 2023 Green is now signed to the Sky Valley Record label.
Although Jim Green has gained much interest for his unusual percussive playing style, he considers himself a songwriter first, a guitarist second. “My songs are the musical result of self-discovery and the sonic exploration of the guitar. The techniques are not meant to be seen as tricks but instead, to be heard as an expression of emotional tone. In the end, it all comes down to each individual’s possible connection to the music. Whether it’s a feeling, a story, a lesson or a memory, isn’t it wonderful that there is this audible relationship to thrill or chill.”
Jim Green is an award-winning guitarist and singer/songwriter that transcends popular genres by creating fiery percussive acoustic guitar driven songs to 3-dimensional fingerstyle instrumentals in a fresh and compelling way.
Bio Blurb
Since 1999 Jim Green has been an award-winning guitarist and singer/songwriter that has transcended popular genres by creating fiery percussive acoustic guitar driven songs to 3-dimensional fingerstyle instrumentals in a fresh and compelling way. Like great guitarists before him such as Michael Hedges, he has utilized unusual guitar tunings while incorporating percussive rhythms, harmonics, and finger-tapping with a piano-like approach that is both musically and visually stimulating. He has been voted "One of the best independent artists in the Midwest" by Billboard Magazine, is a 2004 Guitar Idol Champion, signed to the Sky Valley Record label in 2023 and has opened for artists such as America, Lucas Nelson, Ann Wilson (Heart), Poi Dog Pondering, Pat Benatar, Muriel Anderson, Credence Clearwater Revisited, and Dire Straits Legacy to name a few.
Full Bio
Deciding that the well-worn paths that other musicians adhere to were not the proper routes for his own creativity, Chicago based Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Jim Green has transcended popular genres by creating fiery percussive driven songs to 3-dimensional fingerstyle instrumentals in a fresh and compelling way since 1999. Like great guitarists before him such as Michael Hedges, he utilizes unusual guitar tunings while incorporating percussive rhythms, harmonics, and finger-tapping with a piano-like approach that is both musically and visually stimulating. Jim Green’s live performances are made up of originals and popular cover songs while earning his moniker, The Wandering Endorphin, as he weaves through genres such as avant-garde kinetic guitar, rock, folk, beautiful instrumentals in a unique way.
Green’s driving perfectionism to his music has brought him from an unknown street musician to gaining the attention of the Editors at Billboard Magazine who named him "One of the best independent artists in the Midwest" and winning the 2004 Guitar Idol Championship. He has opened shows for popular artists such as America, Lucas Nelson, Ann Wilson (Heart), Pat Benatar, Credence Clearwater Revisited, Poi Dog Pondering, Johnny Rivers, Muriel Anderson and Dire Straits Legacy to name a few. One of his latest and seventh recording True North, has received rave reviews and airplay on over 180 radio stations across the US and Canada including NPR’s Echoes program. In 2023 Green is now signed to the Sky Valley Record label.
Although Jim Green has gained much interest for his unusual percussive playing style, he considers himself a songwriter first, a guitarist second. “My songs are the musical result of self-discovery and the sonic exploration of the guitar. The techniques are not meant to be seen as tricks but instead, to be heard as an expression of emotional tone. In the end, it all comes down to each individual’s possible connection to the music. Whether it’s a feeling, a story, a lesson or a memory, isn’t it wonderful that there is this audible relationship to thrill or chill.”
|
Percussive Guitar Instrumental
|
Instrumental Cover Song
|
Percussive Guitar Instrumental
|
|
Classic Rock "All Along the Watchtower" LIVE
|
Classic Rock Pink Floyd's "Time (Breath Reprise)" LIVE
|
Funk Original "Ya Gotta Get Down to Get Up"
|
|
Chill Instrumental
|
Percussive Guitar
|
A few of the Artists/Bands that may be covered depending on the Venue and/or Occasion
|
Tom Petty
Wings Fu Fighters Johnny Cash Pink Floyd Michael Hedges Jackson Browne Wilco |
Tool
Don McLean John Mellencamp John Hiatt Will Ackerman Nirvana Chet Atkins Strumbellas |
Press Quotes
"...interesting guitar work, I like his voice, it works!"
Richard Milne - 93XRT Chicago’s Finest Rock
"One of the best independent artists in the Midwest"
Editors - Billboard Magazine
"Green proves himself an abundantly gifted and capable musician."
The IL Entertainer
"Green's show was a musical and visual treat for the audience"
Eric Schelkoph - The Kane County Chronicle
"Jim Green is making some of the most interesting and innovative acoustic music in Chicago."
Mike O’Cull - ChicagoGigs.com
"Jim Green prostrates himself over his acoustic guitar with the same fervor some people reserve solely for chocolate cake."
OneKindOfRadio.com
“He is a man with a mission, living his dreams to the fullest. He should write a book, because his music speaks volumes. Highly recommended”
R.J. Lannon Zone Music Reporter
"...interesting guitar work, I like his voice, it works!"
Richard Milne - 93XRT Chicago’s Finest Rock
"One of the best independent artists in the Midwest"
Editors - Billboard Magazine
"Green proves himself an abundantly gifted and capable musician."
The IL Entertainer
"Green's show was a musical and visual treat for the audience"
Eric Schelkoph - The Kane County Chronicle
"Jim Green is making some of the most interesting and innovative acoustic music in Chicago."
Mike O’Cull - ChicagoGigs.com
"Jim Green prostrates himself over his acoustic guitar with the same fervor some people reserve solely for chocolate cake."
OneKindOfRadio.com
“He is a man with a mission, living his dreams to the fullest. He should write a book, because his music speaks volumes. Highly recommended”
R.J. Lannon Zone Music Reporter
Thanks for your interest in having me play music at your venue/event!
Please reach out to me with any questions such as dates and fees via email or text.
Jim Green
jimgreeninfo@gmail.com
630-313-9056
Please reach out to me with any questions such as dates and fees via email or text.
Jim Green
jimgreeninfo@gmail.com
630-313-9056