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James West (born December 18, 1953), also known as Kimo , is a Canadian guitarist best known for working with "Weird Al" Yankovic .[1]
Biography [ edit ]
West performing guitar for "Yoda " in a Jedi costume on March 10, 2007
West was born in Toronto, Ontario on December 18, 1953, and grew up in Tampa, Florida . At age 12, he started playing guitar.[2] By age 16, he was playing professionally in various Florida rock bands, including at least one with later bandmate Steve Jay .
In the early 1980s, he came to Los Angeles, where Jay introduced him to "Weird Al" Yankovic . He auditioned for Yankovic after being introduced by Steve Jay and the two have worked together ever since.[citation needed ] West can be heard and seen on all of Yankovic's videos, albums, and concerts since 1983.
West is also a composer for film and television and produced a number of CDs for independent artists.[citation needed ] He has released fourteen solo slack-key guitar albums. He performs regularly at concerts and festivals.[citation needed ]
In 2018, he received his first Grammy nomination a Moku Maluhia: Peaceful Island in the category of Best New Age Album.[3] In 2020 his album, More Guitar Stories received another Grammy nomination for Best New Age Album and subsequently won that category.[4]
He has a private studio in Los Angeles,[5] but spends several months a year in Hana, Hawaii .[6] He retains his Canadian citizenship.[citation needed ]
Discography [ edit ]
Co-leader albums [ edit ]
With Greg Leisz , Hotel Honolulu – The Hawaiian Tribute to the Eagles (CHM, 2007)
With Ken Emerson, Slackers In Paradise (Westernmost, 2016)
Solo albums [ edit ]
1999 – Coconut Hat
2004 – Nurturing the Garden – commission for the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kaua'i
2005 – Slack Key West
2006 – The Hawaiian Tribute To Sublime: Livin's EZ
2007 – Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar-Kimo Style
2008 – Kimo's Hawaiian Slack Key Christmas
2012 – Na Lani O Maui: Maui Skies
2013 – Ki Ho'alu Christmastime
2015 – Guitar Stories: Slack Key & Beyond
2018 – Moku Maluhia: Peaceful Island
2020 – More Guitar Stories
2021 – Ka Honua Maluhia: Peaceful World
Producer [ edit ]
"Eia Mai Ka La" by Kapo Ku
Lily Wilson by Lily Wilson
Jose Can U See? by Bill Dana
The Enchanted Forest
Broken by Cynthia Clawson
The Koolanesian Heart by Norm Compton
Stepping Out by Diana Krall
Compilations [ edit ]
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List" . December 7, 2018.
^ "Jim Kimo West - Winner details" . www.grammy.com .
^ "A Little About Kimo" . jimkimowest.com . Retrieved November 27, 2023 .
^ Collins, Dan (March 6, 2023). "Maui is About to Get Weird" . Maui Time Weekly . Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023 .
^ "Jim Kimo West - Winner details" . www.grammy.com .
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