Jimmy Carpenter

My newest solo recording is finally ready, and will be released June 18, 2014!! Walk Away is a collection of songs, written during the most prolific period of my life so far. As you can probably guess, there was a…

It has been forever since I've updated this site...I must have been waiting for news like this! I am very proud and excited to announce that I am nominated for Best Instrumentalist-Horn, by the Blues Foundation. And, Mike Zito and…

I am very honored to announce that I've been nominated for "Best Saxophonist" by Offbeat Magazine's Best of the Beat Awards. This comes as a total surprise and a huge thrill. I feel privileged just to walk the…

I am very honored to be co-composing a piece of music to be played at the dedication of the Musician's Tomb here in New Orleans. If that weren't enough, I am working with Mr Craig Klein, trombonist with Bonerama and…

Hello Friends!! Been too long I know...

The summer is winding down here in New Orleans, which means it's only about 90 degrees. October is the nicest month of the year, and I'm busy with all kinds of projects:

About…

After a month or so out of touch I have just posted new dates for July and beyond. I've been very busy playing with Walter, Mike Zito, Honey Island Swamp Band, Eric Lindell, and 101 Runners, and have a great…

This time of year there are lots of new releases coming out of New Orleans, and I'm involved in 2 of the coolest: Honey Island Swamp Band's Good to You, coming out April 10th, and 101 Runners New Orleans Funk…

I'm about to kick off what might be my busiest month EVER...starting with a week of touring in Germany with Walter Wolfman Washington, then home to New Orleans for Jazz Fest. This year I'll be at the festival with Walter…

I'm just home from an absolutely killer tour of the East Coast with Eric Lindell. My apologies to everyone in Charlotte, where the weather caused us to cancel my triumphant return to the historic Double Door...but after a rough start…

This month I'm headed up the East Coast with Mr Eric Lindell! Here are the dates:

Feb 12 Double Door Inn, Charlotte, NC

Feb 13 Hot Springs, VA, TBD

Feb 15 Jammin Java, Vienna, VA

Feb 16 Jewish Mother, Va…

Jimmy Carpenter's debut solo CD Toiling in Obscurity is Number 9 on the Relix/Jamband.com radio chart for January 10th!

Some exciting things happening for me in 2010. Toiling in Obscurity is being played by nearly 150 stations nationwide, 50 or so in heavy or medium rotation, and it has made several "Best of the Year" lists:

I'm honored to…