jimmy Valentine is from Chicago..you can really hear the influence of the city in his guitar playing... *** jimmy Valentine got his first music lesson at the age of seven years old from rock and roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis... *** when jimmy valentine was 13 years old he got a couple intense music theory lessons from jazz legend Maynord Fergeson... *** jimmy Valentine studied music with legendary chicago saxaphonist Ivan Lasso for 15 years... *** jimmy was lucky to have grown up in studios and theaters in chicago, where he got to learn music from many legendary and world class artists... *** jimmy Valentine records his music spot on live first take...improvised from beginning to end his songs do not exist before he records them... *** since 2006 jimmy Valentine has recorded 3 full length cd's and 5 ep's for the virtually unknown Strange Measure Music... *** in 2007 jimmy Valentine played the world famous Rainbow bar and grill in hollywood 2 times!!! *** jimmy Valentine was hired as musical director and guitar player by the legendary Sky Sunlight Saxon of the SEEDS to headline the GOODSTOCK 2007 music festival... *** three time olympic gold medalist Aaron Piersol used the song "brenda" by jimmy Valentine for his new dvd.... *** in his 20's jimmy Valentine played 3 years with the Wolfpack guitar ensamble, a guitar orchestra,out of over 200 players at the auditions for 18 seats for all 3 years jimmy Valentine earned 1st chair status... *** jimmy Valentine recently placed 1 in the midwest region in the ourstage.com music contest with the "sing a happy song" a song he wrote for his son... *** jimmy Valentine also produces for a mysterious artist called YOGASVAR...