James Linahon revisited….

I wanted to update you all on what this amazing artist has accomplished in his life. And to know him is an honor !

JIM LINAHON

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JAMES LINAHON is an award-winning music producer, composer and trumpet artist with more than 300 recording projects for Film, Television, Radio, Musical Theater and CD/DVDs to his credit. Linahon spent 39 years teaching at California State University Fullerton, and then Fullerton College. During his educational career he has led collegiate jazz programs, directed big bands and combos, and taught a myriad of music technology courses. Jim also served as a Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. State Department

Jim has recorded / produced for a wide diversity of artists, studios and agencies worldwide in both music, film and television for Grammy, Emmy, and Academy Award productions. His client list includes Warner Bros., The Walt Disney Co., Sony, Paramount, Universal, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, A&E, World Projects International, The United States Department of State and The United Nations.

Jim’s recent recording and post production works are for the TJO Orchestra (Taipei, Taiwan / 1st Jazz Recording in China), NBB with Sherry Williams (Erfurt, Germany), “Traffic School” sitcom Universal Studios (Los Angeles), The Malkin-Trybek Duo (Tel Aviv, Israel), The Markus Burger Trio “The LA Sessions” (Challenge Records/Netherlands), Angelina Jolie’s written/ directed 2012 Golden Globe nominee film “In The Land Of Blood and Honey” (GK Films/Hollywood,CA), and post production of an Abbey Road studios (London) recording of a new symphony by composer Peter Boyer and the London Philharmonic Orchestra (Naxos Records/Hong Kong 2013).

In our next post we will give you an update on his most current project………….

and be sure to check out our first post about Jim at

A Former Student of Ours- James Linahon

Bruce was a member of the faculty at the University of Northern Iowa, School of Music in Cedar Falls from 1969 until his retirement in 1999. He has performed with many well-known entertainers such as Bob Hope, Jim Nabors, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Anita Bryant, Carman Cavalara, Victor Borgie, the Four Freshman, Blackstone the Magician, Bobby Vinton and John Davidson.