Over the years of professional playing Jim has written a number of Professional Articles, Personal Memoirs, Opinions and Rants on all things tuba related and other trivia. This page contains links to the articles available online.

• Yamaha's podcast from "Basset Hall"
  • Open iTunes and click Advaned->Subscribe to Podcase
  • Copy URL: http://www.yamaha.com/podcasts/winds/winds_rss2.xml into the iTunes pop-up window
  • Click on entry to play.
• ITEA Lifetime Achievement Award – Program & Citation (June 2008).
  Presentation of ITEA Award to Jim Self by R. Winston Morris
• Jim's Favorite Movies Through 2005 based on the tuba part and/or score
• Never Again — A flight tale of a trip to Fallbrook, CA.
• Tommy Johnson's Memento Book Presentation
• Baltic Cruise Memoir
• Lemony Snicket Memoir
• Most Recorded Tuba Player
• Reagan Redux
• The Studio Tubist first published in 1988 in the Instrumentalist and updated in 2004.
• Tommy Johnson Memoir
• Tour de Force: Episodes for Orchestra program notes, writing process, and synopsis.
• Yamaha's Signature Sounds Impact
• Concert Review of 'My Fair Lady gets Jazzed'