He play solo chair trombone in the stage band and recorded his first record from their talent show. He began playing bass in high school and continued playing trombone in the school bands an orchestra groups, from dance music to classical venues. He went on to study music formally at Long Beach Jr. College. In the army he committed his study to bass and piano and being stationed in the San Francisco Bay area he was immersed in the wealth of jazz venues available and participated in many jam sections with the city's best.

His "break" came when Charles Lloyd needed a backup band and Naim's trio got the gig. They recorded two albums and toured the Western US. He played and recorded with many headliners including Michael White, Haley Caliman, John Handy, Ali Akbar Khan, and played amongst a rich diversity of sounds with the likes of Bobby McFerrin, Albert King and
Sun Ra.

In 1995, coming out of semi-retirement after fifteen quiet years,
Naim came back to jazz through the piano and has played with his group,
"Jazz Philosophy," writing original compositions as well as performing his favorite jazz standards.

Jazz Philosophy
is an eclectic musical experience, bringing together the finest Bay Area musicians. Playing rhythmically and harmonically complex Be Bop, sensitive interpretation
of Jazz standards and adventures into the music of Bob Morley and The Beatles. Intense Latin and Brazilian Samba pulse as well as relaxing Bossa Novas round out the total experience of Jazz Philosophy