Jimmy relocated to Las Vegas from New Orleans in September, 2015. He has since steadily built an audience here, fronting his own quartet and becoming one of the mainstay artists at the world-famous Sand Dollar Lounge. His shows are high-energy and sax-centric, with a mixture of original and cover songs with a soul, r&b, blues and rock-n-roll vibe. His current band in addition to guitar hero Chris Tofield includes bass players Jason Langley or Aja Wilson; and drummers Cameron Tyler or David Kida, longtime drummer with Rod Piazza. In addition to local shows, Jimmy Carpenter tours worldwide

Jimmy is also the Talent Buyer and Musical Director of The Big Blues Bender, the annual Las Vegas festival that has quickly grown into one of the most popular in the world. In addition to booking the talent, he leads the house band, called The Bender Brass, which has backed up a long list of musicians over the years, and is the backing band for the annual HART Party, which benefits the Blues Foundation’s Handy Artist Relief Trust. The Bender was given the coveted Keeping the Blues Alive Award for that event, which has raised over $440,000 for the fund, and hoping to hit $500,000 this year.

In addition to winning the Blues Music Award twice, he also won a Grammy for a New Orleans funeral dirge he wrote years ago with the help of co-writers Craig Klein and Wardell Quezergue, aka The Creole Beethoven. The piece, entitled “Tomb Tune,” appears on the Grammy-winning album Atmosphere, by the New Orleans Nightcrawlers.

Jimmy is also President of the Las Vegas Blues Society. Under his tenure, and with the invaluable assistance of the LVBS Board, the organization has grown to nearly 500 members. During the pandemic the LVBS distributed approximately $10,000 to musicians in Las Vegas. The regular monthly jams have grown into rollicking events, drawing many jammers and crowds of listeners. There are numerous special events as well, including their annual Ma’am Jam, featuring all female musicians, The Boulder City Beerfest, and the GramJam, which featured 15 Grammy nominees/winners