Jim Bizer w/ John D. Lamb 

Award-winning songs and dynamic performance: the signature of singer/songwriter/guitarist Jim Bizer. Combining a vast musical knowledge with thoughtful and humorous lyrical ideas, he concocts songs that are both beautiful and startling. Against a musical kaleidoscope of jazz, blues, country, reggae and god-knows-what-else, he sings about faith, rivers, insanity and a few things you've probably never heard before in a song. He leads his audience to many places; you never quite know what will come out of his mouth, or his guitar, next.

Starting his professional career at age 14, Jim has performed literally thousands of times, mostly around the midwest and his native Detroit. He's been a "cover" musician, a session player and a composer for radio and television, but his first love is playing his guitar and singing his songs for all who listen. With a comfortable rapport and an intimate delivery, he is equally at home in the house concert or on the festival stage.

Jim is a masterful performer and a superb guitarist, but it is his songwriting that has recently earned accolades: His song “We Are All Connected”, a moving 9/11 testament, won the grand prize in the Great American Song Contest and led to an appearance at the Mountain Stage NewSong Festival (WV). Jim has been a finalist (three times!) in the New Folk songwriting competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival (TX), and made his Kerrville mainstage debut in June 2005.

2001 saw the release of his CD, "Closer To The Surface": a twelve song musical roller coaster through the human experience. His latest is "Connected" (2004), showcasing another dozen of Jim's remarkable songs: a collection of original and inspired performances, graced by his wry and compassionate lyrics that express the beauty, the terror and the wonder of being alive.

John D. Lamb has been a fixture in the Detroit Music Scene for years.  His most recent CD, “A Novel Day,” was released on Schoolkids Records.  He performs hundreds of shows each year.  He shows his support for local songwriters through hosting the Lamb’s Retreat for Songwriters each year.  This conference brings in some of the countries finest songwriters for intensive workshops in Northern Michigan.  John also hosts a monthly songwriter’s showcase each month.  He is currently performing songs from a new CD that should be released this fall.  This is welcome news for fans since his last studio album came out in 1995.