Rhythm Train

Jack Lavin Bass, harmonica, guitar, vocals

Hailing from Chicago, Jack Lavin was a mainstay in the Vancouver music scene for over 45 years. He was the founding member of the W.C. Handy Award winning Powder Blues and has performed with numerous blues luminaries. As house band leader and jam host at the Yale for nearly 10 years, he brought some of the best performers in the blues idiom to the Yale, Fairview Pub and lots more. Jack has penned many songs and was nominated by the Juno Awards Society as Composer of the Year for his hit Thirsty Ears in ’81. Since then he has been producing albums, recording, writing songs and performing in nightclubs and at concerts. Lavin moved to Victoria, BC in 2018 and continues to bring blues music and musicians to his city. He has performed with: Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Robert Cray, Lowell Fulson, Elvin Bishop, John Hammond, Taj Mahal, John Lee Hooker, Otis Rush, Pinetop Perkins, Doug Sahm, Amos Garrett, Shuggie Otis, Long John Baldry, Lazy Lester, Guitar Shorty, Pee Wee Crayton, Jim Byrnes and plenty of others.

Ross Hall Drums

Calgary, Alberta born drummer Ross Hall began his career at age 12 as he played in the stage band through junior and senior high school. He turned pro in the early ‘70s when he joined the notorious rock cover band Micky Rat and toured throughout Alberta for nearly 15 years. In ’88 Ross joined up with the Blues/Zydeco band Daddy Long Legs and continued his touring in the Western provinces till ’02 when he relocated to Victoria, BC. In ’14, Hall teamed up with the Bill Johnson Band performing roots/blues till ’17 when he met Hank Lionhart and joined Hank’s bands The Toasters, Uncle Wiggly’s Hot Shoes Blues Band and the Kingpins. Most recently he has performed with blues master Brandon Isaak, Maple Blues Award winners Chris Whiteley and Diana Braithwaite and esteemed blues/jazz singer LJ Mounteney. Ross is a heavy hitting player with a wicked shuffle and is well known for his metronomic time-keeping and dynamics. He is a first-call session man and the perfect addition to any serious rhythm section.