Jim has been playing the Long Island club circuit for 25 years in numerous R&B and Rock bands most notably Freebird, a well respected Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band. He is an accomplished musician with an Associates Degree from Five Towns College in Jazz Commercial Music. He has also spent several years as a music instructor. Jim's long time love for Southern Rock along with his relentless dedication to the genre, made Jim an easy choice for The Trouble No More Band. If it's the percussiveness of Greg Allman's Hammond B3, the beautiful touch and intricate chops of Chuck Leavell, or the in your face Honky Tonk style of Billy Powell, Jim has got it more than covered.