Jim Signorile was born in Chicago, IL., and then was raised in Ridgewood, NJ.
He received a B.A. degree in Music in 1974 from Colby College, Waterville, ME.
Jim Signorile studied composition at Colby with Peter Ré (a student of Paul Hindemith).
Jim was trained as a classical concert pianist by Gates Wray, a protégé of Vladimir Horowitz.
He also studied classical guitar with Elliot Fisk.