Jim Bizer
Singer | Songwriter | Guitarist
Welcome to the Official Jim Bizer website.
It’s here! The brand spanking new Jim Bizer recording: About Time. CDs are available below; you can find it on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming/download sites. Join my mailing list or follow me on Facebook and I will keep you posted!
More cool news – I’ve been awarded an Official Showcase at this year’s Folk Alliance Regional Midwest conference in October in Lisle, IL. I’m honored to be selected.
Also – check out my recordings of my duo with Jan Krist. (This will take you to our duo website.)
Upcoming Shows
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Friday, June 13th 2025 - Sunday, June 15th 2025 -
Yellow Room Gang NorEast’r Festival Mio, MI United States |
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The Yellow Room Gang is pleased to be part of this long-running Michigan festival. Exact performance time TBD.
Admission: Varies (cheaper online). Age restrictions: All Ages. Buy Tickets |
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Saturday, September 13th 2025 -
Diamonds in the Rust Music at the Gazebo Ferndale, MI United States |
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The full band’s first visit to this lovely backyard house concert. More details to come.
Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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Saturday, September 20th 2025 -
7:00pm
Jim Bizer The Stray Grand Rapids, MI United States |
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I’ll be part of a songwriters’ round with my dear friends Jan Krist and Annie Capps.
Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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Saturday, October 11th 2025 -
7:00pm
Jan Krist & Jim Bizer Howl at the Moon Gobles, MI United States |
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Jan and I make our first visit to this new venue in Andy Baker’s veterinary clinic! Andy will grace us with a few songs as well.
Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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Saturday, November 8th 2025 -
8:00pm
Yellow Room Gang Trinity House Theatre Livonia, MI United States 734.464.6302 |
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Half of the Yellow Room Gang, in concert together: David Tamulevich, Kitty Donohoe, Annie Capps and me.
Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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Friday, November 21st 2025 -
7:00pm
Jim Bizer The Hawk Farmington Hills, MI United States |
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My first visit to this cool black-box venue in what used to be Harrison High School and is now a lovely community center. Beer, wine and other refreshments available – but this is a listening room, not a bar gig. 🙂
Age restrictions: All Ages. |
Gigging since age 14 and a career musician all of his adult life, Jim’s been around the musical block. He’s an accomplished musician, with a comfortable, deep groove and a restless imagination. His songs are a unique blend of humor, catchy melodies, and his own personal view of the essential craziness of being human.
Growing up in Detroit, Jim was exposed to (and fascinated by) a widely varied spectrum of music. Educated on French horn, self-taught on guitar and piano, he studied music theory at the University of Michigan before embarking on an equally varied music career: “cover” musician, session player, composer for radio spots and a weekly television series. A songwriter since his early teens, it took some time before Jim made this his primary focus – once he did, his songs quickly earned accolades: he’s been a winner or finalist in numerous national songwriting competitions.
Jim recently released his third solo recording, About Time; a collection of some brand-new songs and some tunes that Jim has waited some time to record – simultaneously a look back and a journey forward. It’s had an enthusiastic reception from fans, radio DJs, and fellow musicians. About Time joins his earlier classic releases: Closer To The Surface, twelve songs of love, life, insanity and natural disasters; and Connected, with another dozen of Jim’s remarkable songs, including the award-winning “We Are All Connected”.
In addition to his solo career, Jim creates and performs with his longtime friend and collaborator, Jan Krist. Together, they have produced two recordings: “Influence”and “Too”. Both Jim & Jan are part of The Yellow Room Gang, a songwriters’ collective featuring several well-known Michigan performers. Four Yellow Room Gang CDs, with songs from all the members, are now available.
And he doesn’t stop there – Jim, Jan and Jan’s husband Alan have joined forces with the popular roots duo Annie & Rod Capps to form the powerhouse band Diamonds in the Rust. Jim has also been a pivotal member of the rollicking folk/roots-rock/slightly bluegrassy/party gospel band Floyd King & the Bushwackers. And he’s a sideman for various other Detroit area musical aggregations. In addition to his performing career, he leads songwriting and guitar workshops and hosts MAMA’s Coffeehouse, a monthly acoustic music concert series in suburban Detroit.