The Jimmy Carpenter Band

7-25-2026 Saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and Gulf Coast Records recording artist, Jimmy Carpenter is on a roll! He won the 2021 and 2022 Blues Music Award for Best Instrumentalist/Horn. And he is now a Grammy-Winning Composer, for a composition he contributed to the New Orleans Nightcrawlers’ winning album, “Atmosphere.” Jimmy has toured internationally with Tinsley Ellis, Jimmy Thackery, Walter Wolfman Washington, Eric Lindell, and Mike Zito and the Wheel. Jimmy Carpenter Best Instrumentalist/Horn New Orleans Nightcrawlers 2019’s "Soul Doctor," his first album on Gulf Coast Records, was extremely well-received worldwide, and his newest album, “Just Getting Started,” opened to rave reviews, debuting at #3 on Apple Blues, and #10 on the Billboard Blues Chart. In 2025 Jimmy received his 10th Blues Music Award nomination for Best Instrumentalist/Horn (he won in 2021 and 2022.) Jimmy tours internationally with his own band, and as a member of Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers, and is the Musical Director of The Big Blues Bender, one of the hottest blues festivals in the world. He is also a Grammy winner, having co-written a tune on The New Orleans Nightcrawlers’ winning album, "Atmosphere." 10th Blues Music Award nomination Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers The Big Blues Bender Grammy winner The New Orleans Nightcrawlers "I have been a Jimmy Carpenter fan for 20 years, from the first time I heard him play with Jimmy Thackery. He's always been one of the premier sax players around. But Jimmy is also a stellar songwriter and singer. His voice is at its best on ‘Soul Doctor’, Jimmy's best record to date. This album oozes cool and rocks hard with a classic sound that only Jimmy Carpenter can bring to the table.” - Mike Zito “I enjoyed this album from start to finish. Carpenter does a great job on vocals and tenor saxophone throughout and the bands does an exceptional job, too!” - Steve Jones, Blues Blast Magazine VIDEO 1 - VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2