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Musician - Tubist

Home of Jim and Jamie Self,
The Basset Hounds,
and a
Rather Eclectic Collection of
Instruments, Music, and Recordings

Jim Self, a Yamaha Performing Artist, is a top studio and performing musician in Los Angeles. His primary instrument is tuba, but he also plays a large number of low-brass and other bass instruments.

Jim and Jamie run Basset Hound Music, which publishes and sells all of Jim's recorded and printed music. Please visit Basset Hound Music Store for all of the ordering information.

Jim playing his new baby, the FLUBA.
Artwork from his album My America

Basset Hound Music accepts

and

New

New CD: The Odd Couple Straight ahead jazz quintet featuring Tuba and Harmonica playing great standards and originals (and Charlie Parker too!) (March 2008)

New

Updated 2008 solo gigs and news. (March 2008)

2007 TubaChristmas Los Angeles information. (October 2007)

New compositions, New Arrangement

Fanfare for a Big Man for Tuba/Euphonium ensemble plus percussion
Violone Concerto for Solo Tuba and Brass Quintet

(March 2007)

New composition: Sousa, Phone Home! for Two (or MORE!!) Sousaphones/Tubas -- Moderate Level. (October 2006)

New composition: Polarities for Two Antiphonal Brass Quintets -- Moderate Level. (September 2006)

Yamaha's iTunes PodCast (July 2006)

CD: InnerPlay A jazz album with strings. (July 2005)

Two new compositions: Dozeandeeze for solo Trombone and piano and Euphoniums Unlimited for eight Euphoniums.

Check out my newest Basset Hound, Buford. His picture is on the Audio Clip page.

Basset Hound Music now accepts Visa and MasterCard for all orders and purchases. Of course, check orders are still accepted.

New arrangement: Mozart's Divertimento in Eb - Five Movements for 14 Piece Brass Ensemble. Available at the Basset Hound Music Store.

Two new compositions: Mo'Ments - Three Movements for Brass Quintet and Marimba and Tail Spins - for Flute, Violin, Viola, Tuba. Both are available at the Basset Hound Music Store.

Pictures and an interview with me and my new horn - the FLUBA.

Not So New Things

A May 1997 is titled "Basset Hound Blues". This album features Stanley, the Basset Hound accompanied by Jim Self playing tuba on the title track. Any of Jim's albums may be ordered at the Basset Hound Music Store.

Album liner-art for Basset Hound Blues.

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