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Welcome to the website of singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer Jim Vick. Now living on the southern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, just outside of the popular ecotourism and surfing town of Puerto Viejo, Limon, Jim currently performs regularly on the south Caribbean coast with his multi-looping duo, jim vick's BIG MIX (emphasizing classic covers and a funkabossajazzabluesyrock groove), in concert performances with BHAKTI BLUE, his international and bilingual music and spoken word ensemble, and as a solo act. In addition to his growing catalogue of original songs and recordings, Jim is also the composer and producer of the musical score for INSIDER'S LIMON , which is now available in both CD and digital download formats.
MUSICAL BARBECUE - Caribe Style
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July 19, 2010
The Big Mix returns tomorrow night to La Costa de Papito's beautifully expanded and remodeled restaurant, Que Rico Papito. And for both your visual and culinary entertainment, Walter will be cookin' up barbecue Caribbean-style on the new grill in the entry to the dining area, which is scheduled to continue along with our live music every Tuesday night until we take a break in mid-August. Meanwhile, back in the jungle studio, I've been finishing up mixes for a pretty big crop of those long-in-process new recordings I'm readying for release in the coming months. There are previews of a lot of that stuff streaming on this music player, with more on the LISTEN page. Hope to see you in Cocles!
BHAKTI BLUE, PHASE 2
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May 5, 2010
As the winter tourism season winds down this month in Puerto Viejo, we’ve cut back our performance schedule to our usual Tuesday nights at La Costa de Papito, which remain ongoing as long as there are hotel guests and the weather cooperates with bringing out an audience. Which means, be sure to call the restaurant before venturing out for a show (2750 0704.) We always hate to hear that people have gone out to hear us only to discover the music had been canceled that evening.
Meanwhile, our attention has shifted in rehearsal and recording mode, with the next Bhakti Blue performances taking primary focus for the band. The Wizard (a.k.a. Stephen A) is adding texture and color from his magical palette of multiple instruments and sounds to help more fully realize my musical vision for these songs in our live performances of this project. The beauty and power of Sandra’s voice in her dramatic interpretations of the Spanish translations of the lyrics are already wowing us at rehearsals, and we are all eager to bring them out of the studio for the new band’s first outing. “When?” is of course the question that local friends are asking, and the answer remains indefinite – sometime after Carter’s return from Europe in June, to be sure, and most likely after my own late summer Stateside travels. So, given all the time that has already passed since the first concert, I’ve decided to give you a little preview in the form of an inside look at the coming together of this project – sort of like those little “The Making of ___” extras that come on DVDs. The first installment is right here, on the LISTEN page: http://www.jimvick.com/music.html
Please let me know what you think – your feedback is always appreciated! - Jim
THE BIG MIX GOES LIVE
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February 19, 2010
It has already been a very busy season for my new duo, now re-named jim vick's BIG MIX, with continuing weekly gigs at La Costa de Papito on Tuesdays, along with Thursday nights at Donte's Roadhouse (at El Tesoro, just across from Beach Break,) and additional shows coming up in the next week or so: at Le Cameleon in Cocles next Friday night and a sunset set at the new Mango Sunset club on the Puerto Viejo beach that weekend. On the recording front, the big news of this month was that one of my recent tracks was licensed for the soundtrack of a new film about the Limon coast that's now in post-production. I'll let you know more about that soon as the release date gets closer.
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