Jim Bianco

Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Jim Bianco was closely associated with L.A.'s singer/songwriter boom in 2000, which gravitated around a venue called Hotel Café. However, Bianco's life actually began in Brooklyn, New York; in his early years he studied piano and played bass in local bands. After finishing his education -- and a short time spent in Europe -- Bianco was invited by a friend to move to L.A. and join a band. Initially he stuck with bass, until the dissolution of the band persuaded him to learn guitar and practice singing, in order to lead a band of his own. His ...