About Jim

Jim Barnhart is the youngest of 3 children born to George and Dorothy. He was born in Pennsylvania, lived in Illinois, Idaho, Montana, Washington State, California and now resides in Arizona. Jim grew up in a family that encouraged music. He  sang in choirs and played trombone in band. Jim took up the guitar at the age of 19 and taught himself to play. Jim lived as he describes it " a total loner" for about 7 years and the guitar became his best friend. Jim still has his first guitar although it is now his back-up instrument.

Jim got his start playing guitar in churches as an adult and eventually was leading a praise band in Tempe AZ. He was a choir director at the same time in the same church but only for about 2 years. He says "There was too much on the plate and somewhat lost my direction in life. Alright, TOTALLY lost my direction in life.  This led to some life changing events and I left the church scene and quite a few wounded people behind."

Jim still feels the pain that was caused by these events but people, like nature, must evolve. He now plays coffee house venues as a solo act.  "Having worked for one company for 24 years, I had been too busy playing the corporate game to move much further. Now life provides a little more time to play and I hope to continue playing until life leaves my body."

Learn more about Jim at www.jwbarnhart.com

Art is a reflection of life. In it's extreme, life can become a reflection of art. Which is better? My music has life as the main image with the art as a reflection. All emotions are shown from love, lust,
beauty, anger and the list continues. Open your
self to music of the soul. Open you heart to love
and learn to live again. Not by restraint and rules but by the love that comes from with-in.