My name is Jesse James Russell. I was born and raised in Manson, Washington. I feel like I've been a jack-of-all-trades: mechanic, farmer, welder, cook, student, and musician, but I can honestly that I was put on this earth to play music.

I remember listening to Santana and the Moody Blues as a little kid when we would take road trips to visit family in California. I saw a live band for the first time when I was 6 years old, and I told my mom that I was going to be a saxophone player. One way or another, I changed my mind and I got my first guitar when I was 8 years old.  I told myself that I would learn how to play blues guitar, and now the blues has become a permanent part of my identity.

Some people try to learn from books, or try to learn how to play every Stevie Ray Vaughan lick note for note, but as hard as I tried, I discovered that I couldn't play anything exactly like anyone else. Blessing or curse, I learned to play every song my way, Jesse James Style.

I've had some really great experiences in my life, learning lessons from other great musicians, and I have enjoyed especially the opportunities that I've had to share the stage with some of my heroes including: Terry Harmonica Bean, Randy Oxford, Otis Taylor, Buddy Guy, Junkyard Jane, Too Slim, Chris Eger, Mark Whitman, Fat James and more.

Giordan "Gio" Montero is the oldest member of the MOB. An accomplished bassist, guitarist, vocalist and harmonica player, Giordan brings talent and soul to the MOB. 

Giordan is a Seattle native. He graduated from the University of Washington with a BS in Chemistry.

Giordan is also a founding member of Seattle Punk Rock band The Black Tones.

Alaska Native Tommy Cook has become one of the most sought after drummers in the Seattle Blues scene after touring with legendary Too Slim.

Tommy currently plays with Polly O'Keary and the Rhythm Method. He also hosts a few weekly jam sessions in the Seattle area.

Tacoma Washington's Christian Read brings new talent to the MOB.

Christian honed his bone chops through four years of UW Husky marching band, rising through the ranks to a leadership position as trombone section leader in the band.

Scotty Harris hails from the state of Maine and has played professionally in Maine, Massachusetts, New York before his tenure as a Pacific Northwest Legend. 

He's opened for such legendary greats as BB King, Albert Collins, The Band, John Mayall, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Lydia Pence & Cold Blood.

Scotty has performed with Otis Clay, Kim Wilson, and Chris Barron of The Spin Doctors.

He is a member of  Dirty Rice and the True Romans, in addition to playing with the MOB.

Originally from Farmington Maine, Andrew Cloutier has been an active part of the Seattle music scene since the mid-1990’s.

He has played with such acts as Bo Diddley, Magic Dick and Bob Corritore.

Currently, Andrew is performing with top north-west acts such as Left Hand Smoke and Lee Oskar. He is a member of Dirty Rice and the True Romans. Andrew's experience covers many styles. Andrew has become a "go to" guy in Seattle.