Jimmy "Junebug" Jackson had a thunderous grooves and a signature, trenchant shuffle beat.



After becoming renowned in Atlanta for his prowess as a funk drummer, Junebug Jackson honed his jazz chops alongside a master, touring for 21 years with organ great Jimmy Smith.



By the time he arrived in Washington DC, Jimmy Jackson had also spent a number of years on the New York jazz scene, where he developed a strong reputation as a deft player with a convivial spirit and an incorrigible wit.



More recently Jimmy Jackson stepped to the front as leader with his debut recording 'On My Way Home', a tribute to Cannonball Adderley and Nancy Wilson.



Jimmy "Junebug" Jackson also performed with George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Christian McBride, Carlos Santana, Nicholas Payton, McCoy Tyner, and Elaine Elias to name a few.



Jimmy "Junebug" Jackson is also featured in "Oxygen for the Ears: Living Jazz", a feature-length documentary movie about jazz music, its players, its followers, its past and its promising future.