Jim Burge

Jim Burge  received his B.M.E. and M.A in performance from the University of Denver. After teaching in the Denver area schools, he moved to Las Vegas to perform in show bands, backing many of the stars of the 60’s and 70’s. He moved to Orlando for the opening of Walt Disney World® where he was a staff musician and assistant conductor of the Walt Disney World® Band.

While in Orlando Jim taught at Seminole and Valencia Community Colleges and performed with the Florida Symphony Orchestra. On 1976, he joined the faculty at Hillsborough Community College and remained there until retiring in 2005. He became the Director of Music at HCC, where he conducted the Wind Ensemble and the Jazz Band.

He is a founding member of the Bay Area Saxophone Quartet and performs in various jazz shows around the Tampa Bay area. He is the founder and director of Jazz with Jim here at the Carrollwood Cultural Center.