Russell B Jackson
Russell Jackson was born in Memphis ,Tennessee and raised in Wichita Kansas. At the age of 25 this bass virtuoso had gained such a reputation that in 1979 he was invited to play with the great B.B. King Orchestra, where he stayed for the next 7 years.
In 1986 Russell was admitted to the prestigious Dick Grove School of Music in Los Angeles where he studied both the acoustic and electric bass under the world renowned tutor Joel DiBartlo. In 1987, Russell was part of the highly acclaimed rhythm section known as Silent Partners and wrote the title track on the critically acclaimed debut album ' If It's All Night, It's All Right' on the Antones label in 1989. Russell toured and recorded with such blues greats as Charlie Musselwhite, Katie Webster, Matt Murphy, Kenny Neal, Roy Gaines as well as headlining their own dates.
After leaving Silent Partners in 1990, Russell relocated to Vancouver,B.C. where he
formed The Russell Jackson Band. In 1994 the group recorded The Alley Man CD
on the StoneBluz Label. In 1996, the music video Show Me The Door was
released on the Bravo! Network in the U.S and Canada and is still being shown today.
1998 was an busy and exciting year for Russell finding time between tours to sit down and
write his own distinct brand of Blues culminating with the release of the new album Becoming
Blue in 1999.
Ivan Duben, Jr. has been playing drums since he was 11 years old. Discovering his father's drum set eventually led to 2 years of college to study music. His love of music, from jazz to reggae, has led him to the Blues. He's been playing alongside Russell since 1993. Ivan contributed to the band's first release The Alley Man and also appears in the video Show Me The Door.
James started playing guitar at the age of 11 and had his first band at 12, playing local gigs. James started TEXAS STORM in November 1991. James' interest in the blues came in l 990, after the untimely death of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and he has played the blues ever since. Prior to that James played rock and roll and country rock. James' main influences are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, etc. James has played 48 local bars in the lower mainland since age 13, and has played with the best Vancouver has to offer.
