Jim Rotondi's Spring 2005 tour has taken him from his home in New York (and his weekly engagement at Smoke) to the Atrists' Quarter in Saint Paul on April 8th-10th, Miami-Dade University Miami on April 12th, Tarrytown Music Hall Tarrytown NY on April 22nd; And will take him to Eugene OR on April 29th, The Cellar in Vancouver B.C. on Saturday April 30th, and Tula's and the Tripple Door in Seattle on May 1st and 2nd.

Rotondi was born in Butte, Montana and began his musical studies at an early age. His mother, a piano teacher, encouraged Jim to begin playing the piano at age eight. He then took up the trumpet at the age of twelve.

He attended North Texas State University, where he graduated with a degree in trumpet performance. While still in Texas, Jim was awarded first place in the International Trumpet Guild's Jazz trumpet competition for the year 1984. After college Jim began recording and touring internationally with the Ray Charles Orchestra. He also tours with Lionel Hampton and Grammy-winner Toshiko Akiyoshi, as well as with his own group. He was also a featured soloist at the 1992 Chile International Jazz Festival in Santiago, along with saxophonist Joe Lovano and pianist Danilo Perez.

Jim's extensive recording experience most recently includes the release of his third date as a leader, titled "Excursions", for the Criss Cross Jazz label following the successful release of his first two CD's, also on Criss Cross. He can also be heard on several of Charles Earland's Highnote Records releases, alongside saxophonist Eric Alexander, with whom Jim made his recording debut on Eric's Delmark release "Straight Up." Other recordings include saxophonist George Coleman's Octet, featuring Harold Mabern, as well as drummer Ray Appleton's Sextet, which features Slide Hampton, Charles McPherson, and John Hicks. Jim is also a member of the group One For All, whose Sharp Nine Records releases "Too Soon To Tell" and "Optimism" received critical acclaim from Cadence, JazzTimes, and The Detroit Free Press.

Jim currently lives and works in the New York City area, where he maintains a vigorous performing, recording, composing and teaching schedule. He has recently given clinics at Emory University in Atlanta, served on the faculty of the Stanford Jazz Workshop in Palo Alto, California, as well as being an affiliate faculty member at the State University of New York in Purchase.