Performer

Mike James is a multi-instrumentalist from La Crosse, Wisconsin, who performs on Guitar, Steel Guitar, Dobro and Electric Bass. He performs many styles of music, including jazz, blues, R&B, country, folk, bluegrass and classic rock.  

Want to attend one of Mike's public performances? Visit the "Calendar" in the website menu to find out when and where he's playing.  He performs with a wide variety of groups with diverse musical styles. You can also check out some video of Mike performing on his YouTube channel.

Educator

Since 1994 Mike has been teaching guitar and bass privately and at university. 

Currently, Mike teaches at Leithold Music in La Crosse, and Reed's Music Studio in Onalaska, and is an adjunct music faculty member at Luther College in Decorah IA.

Writer & Publisher

In 2013, he published his first guitar chord method book "Inversion Guitar Chord Method" that has sold hundreds of copies. In 2019 Mike has three method books that all have a unique and organized method. To view all mikes books, go to the Method Books section on the website. 

Social Media

​Personal Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/mikejamesmus

Music Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/pg/mikejames.musician 

YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/c/MikeJamesMusic

Miscellaneous Projects

I manage a jazz group called:  The Jazz Foundation, Facebook

I also manage a band that plays country, southern rock and acoustic music.  The Steel Benders, Facebook

C Music Staff - www.cmusicstaff.com  - A music staff designed by Mike James to be more intuitive than the grand staff.  

Octatonic  Altered Scale - An eight tone scale and scale system innovated by Mike James that is used for jazz improvisation