Previous events

I'm looking forward to sharing the evening with my good friend and amazing songwriter, Carol Denney.

Ten performers each performing two Beatle songs and all for a great cause... Josie's Place, a non-profit that helps youths deal with grief. Hop to see you there!

Looking forward to performing with Maurice Tani and Bob Hillman. Two outstanding songwriters.

Looking forward to my show with Paul Griffiths next Saturday, Sept 22nd, at the Lost Church in San Francisco! Joining me will be Marty Atkinson and Scott Beynon.

I'll be returning to the Blue Island Beer Company. Joining me will be Mark Soljacich and Brian Sandstrom. We always have a great time performing here! I hope you'll join us.

I'll be returning to the Varsity Arts Center in Carbondale, IL. Joining me will be Terry Mueller, Michael Potter, Jimmy Beers, Jon Pohlman, Tawl Paul, Dave Parrish and more.

I'll be performing a House Concert in a South Suburb of Chicago. It will feature Mark Soljacich and Brian Sandstrom. Please contact Valerie for details at valeriebirk@gmail.com

I'll be teaching a Songwriting Workshop taking place over a weekend, July 13 - 15. Join me at the beautiful San Francisco State Sierra Field Campus near Calpine, CA. You'll sleep in tent cabins and all your meals are prepared for you.

The class starts on Friday evening, July 13th then goes all day on Saturday and ends on Sunday at noon. For those of you inclined to perform, we'll be presenting a concert for the rest of the campers on Saturday evening.

For more information about the camp please go to https://sierra.sfsu.edu/

For more information about the class please click https://sierra.sfsu.edu/node/37

I'll be teaching a songwriting class this summer at the Freight. It will be the usual six weeks starting July 10th. You can now take the class either online or in the classroom on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm.

I'll be teaching my songwriting classes this Summer Quarter at Foothill College; The Songwriting Workshop (MTEC 88A), Modern Song Composition (MTEC 88B) and Advanced Song Structure (MTEC 88C). The class is six weeks long and you can take it online or in the classroom on Monday afternoons at 2pm. Financial Aid is available.

You can learn more about the class at https://songclass.wordpress.com/

You can learn more about enrolling at Foothill College https://foothill.edu/reg/

You can learn more about my background at www.JimBrunoMusic.com

If you any other questions or concerns please send me an email and I'll get right back to you.

The class starts July 3rd but if you're interested at all please be sure to enroll asap.

I'll be appearing at Clock Tower Music with two of my favorite songwriters: Maurice Tani and Jamie Purnell. Don't miss this show folks!

I'm looking forward to performing at Temple Valdese. Pomarreto is near Torino.

I'll be teaching a songwriting workshop. We'll be covering titles, song components, lyric writing, melody writing, combating writer's block and much more.

I'm looking forward to sharing the stage with two of my favorite songwriters; George Kincheloe and Marty Atkinson. There'll two sets and the format is in-the -round.

I'll be one of three songwriters-in-the-round at Clock Tower Music in San Carlos. Joining me will be the fabulous Carol Denney and the incomparable Mick Shaffer. Don't miss this show!

Looking forward to this songwriter-in-the-round event hosted by the incomparable Jamie Purnell and featuring the outstanding, KC Turner!

I will be a speaker and a participant at the Far-West Music Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, WA. On Saturday, Oct 7, from 10am to 11:30am I will be on a panel of songwriters. The focus of the panel will be "Songwriters and Their Creative Process". Other songwriters in the panel include; Kelly Brightwell, Woody Moran and Beth Wood. Jonathan Shue will be the moderator.

Jim Bruno will be returning to Southern Illinois and will be performing at The Varsity Center on September 17 at 7:30 pm. Jim lived in Carbondale for ten years and during that time was an original member in the Shawn Colvin Band. Jim now lives in the San Francisco Bay area. His songs have been recorded by numerous recording artists including Shawn Colvin, Chuck Prophet, Mary Lou Lord, Cliff Eberhardt, Thad Cockrell and more. He's had eight different music publishers and is currently affiliated with Universal Music, the largest music publisher in the world.

Jim's performance on September 17 will include a set of all original music followed by a reunion/jam that will include a reunion of Pontiac Jones; one of the best bands to ever come out of Carbondale. Musicians 'sitting in' will include Tawl Paul, Robbie Sokes, Charlie Morrill, Michael Potter and more.

Looking forward to coming home! We did this gig last year and had a great time. I hope you'll join us! I think it's 21 and over but please check with the venue. Hope to see you there!