The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts is pleased to welcome back Hawaiian Slack Key Guitarist Jim “Kimo” West for an intimate afternoon performance on Sunday, September 17th at 3 pm. Having never even ...

When he’s not playing lead guitar touring and recording with “Weird Al” Yankovic, Grammy winning musician Jim “Kimo” West pursues his love for Hawaiian slack key guitar. Releasing several acclaimed ...

Jim was a funny, smart, and generous man. One of 14. As a youth in La’ie he loved the beach, spear fishing and climbing trees. Jim was an extraordinary musician, playing any song by ear on the ...

While out on tour for “Weird” Al Yankovic’s “Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour,” guitarist Jim “Kimo” West and bassist Stephen Jay have been using the off-days for their own ...