Jonathan Russell

Jonathan Russell is an award-winning musician who moves audiences through improvised jazz and genre-bending American roots music. His critically acclaimed jazz performances in Europe and throughout the United States, at clubs and festivals such as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and the Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Hungary, have earned the respect and praise of seasoned jazz musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, and the late Bucky Pizzarelli and Les Paul. His film score credits include work on the controversial Bollywood release Aarakshan, as well as numerous commercial, web, and new media releases. As an in-house composer at Human Worldwide, he has composed music for international brands such as Rolex, Aldi’s, and Paramount+, as well as creating the signature sounds for Hilton Hotels and Visa. A graduate of New York University, Jonathan has been teaching as an adjunct professor in the screen scoring department.