Jim Paradis

im Paradis has been playing in bands since he picked up his first bass guitar when he was 13. He's no stranger to all types of music and has played in bands of all styles from a progressive rock garage band to a down and dirty touring Rock and Roll band. Even in those early days he was often involved in original music but, in 1993, after a haitus from music, he got reacquainted with his muse by recording a song he had written for his family called "Juniper Knoll". "It was enough of a rush to...

im Paradis has been playing in bands since he picked up his first bass guitar when he was 13. He's no stranger to all types of music and has played in bands of all styles from a progressive rock garage band to a down and dirty touring Rock and Roll band. Even in those early days he was often involved in original music but, in 1993, after a haitus from music, he got reacquainted with his muse by recording a song he had written for his family called "Juniper Knoll". "It was enough of a rush to want to keep on doing it" he says. Since then Jim has written hundreds of songs, recorded 3 CD's with October Moon, 1 solo CD and is currently working on his second solo release due out in the summer of 2010. While Jim enjoys the solitary feeling he gets from writing alone , he often collaborates with his long time friend, band mate and producer, Mark Mirando. He has also written with Diane Solomon, known for her television variety show in England, and has had the good fortune to collaborate with country music hall of famer, Gary Burr. Through the years Jim has shared the stage with many notables such as Gary Burr, Mark Mirando and Diane Solomon, as well as Ace, James Cotton Blues Band, Vance Gilbert, Angela Clemmons, Marc Douglas Berardo, Rupert Wates, Brad Yoder, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Dick Neal, Chuck E Costa, Eric Lichter, NRBQ.... These days, Jim goes out solo armed with his guitar and his catalog of songs about love, love lost, family and other stories. His smooth voice, catchy melodies and touching lyrics speak to his listeners of their shared journey. Jim performs at house concerts, benefit shows and songwriter circles. He also keeps busy by performing at restaurants and pubs in the shoreline communities near his home in Guilford CT. He can be heard now and then in a church service, or singing with the amazing Angela Clemmons' Shoreline Soul series. And just maybe, if you are out on Long Island Sound on some sultry summer evening, you might hear a guitar and a lonesome voice wafting on the breeze across the waves.