Jim Bizer
Singer | Songwriter | Guitarist
Welcome to the Official Jim Bizer website.
Here you will find music, live performance video and other pertinent info.
Check the calendar for upcoming shows!
Upcoming Shows
Sunday, August 21st 2022 -
3:00pm
Diamonds in the Rust Music @ Main West Bloomfield Library West Bloomfield, MI United States |
Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
Saturday, September 17th 2022 -
8:00pm
Yellow Room Gang MAMA’s Coffeehouse Birmingham Unitarian Church Bloomfield Hills, MI United States |
Age restrictions: All Ages. More information |
Friday, September 23rd 2022 -
7:00pm
Yellow Room Gang Hart High School Hart, MI United States |
More details coming!
Age restrictions: All Ages. Related post. |
Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 -
7:00pm
Jim Bizer On The Tracks Songwriter Showcase Chelsea, MI United States |
Songwriters in-the-round with me and my friends Dan Bracken & Kyle Rasche
Admission: $15. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
Saturday, November 12th 2022 -
8:00pm
Jim Bizer Lamb’s Retreat for Songwriters Harbor Springs, MI United States |
I’ll be on the workshop staff for this long-running songwriting seminar. Staff concert Saturday evening with me, Edie Carey, Michael Crittenden, Sarah Sample and John D Lamb.
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 has two solo CDs to his credit: “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 recent years, Jim has joined forces 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 is also 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.