Primary Instrument: Sax, alto
”Jim Hobbs was born and raised in north-eastern Indiana at the convergence of three rivers. He is a recipient of the Doris Duke New Works Grant for composition from Chamber Music America. After a childhood of chewing hay and catching salamanders he began playing the saxophone. He received a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music where he majored in composition. It was there that he met bassist Timo Shanko and started the Fully Celebrated Orchestra (FCO), which has released 10+ recordings on various labels including Silkheart, Skycap and Innova. FCO is also the subject of a children's book. He has performed and recorded with Joe Morris, Luther Gray, Taylor Ho Bynum, Bill Lowe, The Jazz Composers Alliance, Forbes Graham, The Prodigal Suns, Mackie Burnett, Fred Hopkins, Laurence Cook, Jon Voight, Junko Simons, Nightstick, The Death's Head Quartet, Josh Roseman, Curtis Hasselbring, The Lunch Factor, Laura Andel, Brother Blue and many others.”
Traits Joe Morris Riti 2011
Apparent Distance Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet Firehouse 12 2011
West Lawnmower Clean Feed 2011
Tragedies of Love Laurence Cook Blaq Lghtn 2011
Year of the Tiger Fred Ho Innova 2011
Wallflower in the Amazon Darryl Katz Accurate Jazz 2010
Today On Earth Joe Morris Aum Fidelity 2009
Drunk On the Blood of the Holy Ones Fully Celebrated Orchestra Aum Fidelity 2009
The Story of Mankind Jim Hobbs NotTwo 2007
Lapis Exilis Fully Celebrated Orchestra Skycap 2005
Beautiful Existence Joe Morris Clean Feed 2004
Ring Leaders Revolt Beat Circus Innova 2004
Sonambulist Laura Andel Orchestra Red Toucan 2003
In, Thru and Out Jazz Composers Alliance Cadence 2003
Marriage of Heaven and Earth Fully Celebrated Orchestra Innova 2002
Babadita Jim Hobbs Silkheart 1993
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