Russell Jacquet

The older brother of tenor-saxophonist Illinois Jacquet, Russell often worked with his brother through the years but never achieved much fame. He originally played in the Midwest with the California Playboy Band (1934-37), a group that also included another brother (Linton Jacquet) on drums. Jacquet worked with Floyd Ray (1939-40) and then studied at Wiley College (1940-42) and Texas Southern ...more