Jim Nixon

Jim did a wonderful job, he was there on time.

Jim was great. He played for about 50 of us at a beach party. He is very professional and highly entertaining. He made the event so special! I would highly recommend Jim!!

Wow, just amazing performance. The jazz was sooo soothing. My young family was so entertained, they were lost of word. Perfect performance and very professional. Very kind to. Good people. Please hire Jim for your event and you will not regret

What do you get a man for his birthday (my dad) who has everything? Experiences!!! I cannot express enough gratitude for the level of JOY Jim provided on my dad's 81st special day. I put in a request on gigsalad and Jim responded right away. I gave him an idea of what I wanted, and he suggested an order of the songs that might enhance the experience, so we went with that and he was spot on! I trust the professionals :)

He arrived very promptly and we snuck him into my dad's sunroom. Jim waited for my cue and then began playing the traditional happy birthday song as I walked my dad from the living room to the sun room. If you could have seen the way my dad's face lit up! Pure MAGIC. Jim then played Stevie Wonder's version of Happy Birthday and then Frank Sinatra's "Take Me to the Moon"! I was delightedly surprised at the music Jim brought along to play on his phone with the Stevie Wonder and Frank Sinatra songs. It sounded like a full band, and his performance was so smooth. My dad loved it so much that he took Jim around his home and garage and driveway afterwards to show Jim all his "man toys" (haha). When my dad does that, he's VERY happy with you, otherwise, you promptly get shown the door! :)

Jim's communication was very thorough and responsive throughout, and I never worried once about whether or not he'd be reliable based on our planning. I would absolutely hire him again and have recommended him to my family and friends who saw our video. I've gotten so many compliments on Jim based on my Dad's reaction:

"He killed it!"
"So smooth!"
"Look at his [my dad's] face!"
"He was so good!"
"Awwww so sweet!"

I highly recommend Jim for your next occasion, large or extremely intimate, like ours!

(By the way, I saw a previous review from what seemed like a very difficult customer before I hired Jim, and I went with my gut and hired Jim anyway. I'm so glad that I did. My experience was NOTHING like that other customer's, and I encourage everyone to JAM WITH JIM!)

Thank you! So very much for making my wife’s birthday a special one, one that would be hard top for future birthdays! I knew you’d be a good player but after last night good is just an understatement!
If you are looking for an experienced and talented Saxophonist to take your significant other’s breathe away - look no further and book this man before he becomes impossible to get on the schedule. Thank you again and I hope you continue to make other wives happy just as mine was last night, I tip my hat to you Mr. Nixon. Nothing less Than amazing!

I would strongly advise anyone booking Jim Not to pay full payment upfront.

Jim demanded full payment upfront before starting to play but did not fulfill his agreement as discussed with 15 songs & 1 song to memorialize my daughter & recent passing of my brother, in which was the main reason for me hiring a sax player. The experience with Jim refusing to play a song for the memorial as agreed on, was so heartbreaking because I specifically moved forward with him when he confirmed he could play a song for the memorial portion of my event. I had another person that was willing to do it but Jim confirmed/got back to me before the other sax player which is why I went with Jim , especially with it being the week of the event that I was booking for. I couldn't believe how insensitive he was when he said No with no rationale in the middle of the memorial.

He was suppose to start at 8:30pm but he did not..I had another performance (fire performance) that was scheduled to start at 9:30pm and they graciously waited patiently for Jim to take a break as he said his system wasn't working right and he did not bring his reed (instrument he needed to blow into) to play properly, mentioning all of his songs sound the same. But he took full payment in advance without fulfilling the agreement. I am definitely owed a portion of my payment to be refunded.

The fire performers from gig salad were AMAZING & had great customer service , very flexible, patient, & came very prepared. They also did not request funds upfront, they wanted to make sure we were happy and at the end we gave a nice tip for their amazing performance & service. I did not have that experience with Jim. I should've been refunded a portion of my payment for my experience & his negligence.

I also think Jim has an issue speaking to women because he was short & rude speaking with me but very calm when speaking with men..

Just a horrible experience for me..
He can play the sax but his service was horrible & he does not fulfill his agreement.

Jim did a wonderful saxophone serenade to celebrate my mom's birthday. The entire experience from start to finish was smooth. He was responsive, communicative and flexible to our event needs. It was a lovely surprise and my mom is still smiling about it. Thank you Jim for making my mom's birthday so special.