In fact, his style is unmistakably American, and arguably his voice, powerful and torn, is one of the most singular in the Spanish national scene.
His claim was answered in 1992, when he was just 11 years: then, the young Jimmy managed to join the cast of Les Misérables, a musical produced by José Tamayo and Plácido Domingo, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, which was presented on 16 September in the New Apolo Theatre in Madrid, as an adaptation of the classic that inspired the novel by Victor Hugo.
From there, everything ran.In Spain, he began his career as a vocalist with Caronte's Ferry, and later went on to lead the San Telmo Blues Band, covering in both formations the great American classics.
In 2010 he released his first studio album with the title Black Note, showing the influences received from those vinyl of Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong that he listened to at home.
The album was presented at the legendary Sala Clamores of Madrid, causing a pleasant surprise to those who, until then, had enjoyed her performance in the big screen and in television.
After that, he continued his career in the music scene constituting the group Jimmy Barnatán & The Cocooners, with whom he has released Room 13: A Blues Tale (2013) and Motorclub (2015).
Musically, he toured Spain accompanying the Texan guitarist Carvin Jones, and drew up part of the soundtrack of My big night (Mi gran noche) (2015), the new film by Alex de la Iglesia.