Originally from the mountains of northern New Hampshire, Jim Whitney is a 30 year resident of Brooklyn NY. He is actively performing and doing session work as an acoustic and electric bassist, composing new music, and teaching privately. He can be heard playing jazz, bluegrass, rock, country, klezmer, funk, American roots, Brazilian, or any combination thereof. His resume includes performances and/or recordings with many musical luminaries, including Andy Statman, Bill Frisell, Tony Trischka, Anthony Braxton, David Grisman, Ray Anderson, Jamey Haddad, Richard Greene, Nels Cline, Ricky Skaggs, John Scofield, and more. Jim has appeared with acting stars Meryl Streep, John Goodman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Steve Buscemi and others as a member of the performance group Parabola, directed by legendary composer Carter Burwell. Jim's musical travels have taken him to Europe, Japan, Singapore, Israel, Central America, New Zealand, Canada, and much of the USA.