Jack Ruch

Acoustic. Believe To My Soul.

Jack Ruch’s acoustic version of Ray Charles’ Believe To My Soul. Recorded at Shibuya GabiGabi.

Soul Stew. Woman Across The River.

Jack Ruch and Soul Stew performing Freddie King’s Woman Across the River live at The Gig in Hollywood. Soul Stew Jack Ruch -guitar and vocals JP Downer -bass and vocals Vince Fossett -drums Scott Wittenberg -percussion. The Gig was a … Read on →

The SweetSpot. Poison Pill.

This is The Sweet Spot, my band from a couple of years ago. Kris Bradley on vocals, Scott Wittenberg on drums, and JP Downer on bass. An original song. Performed Live at The Knitting Factory. The guitar solo starts at … Read on →

Soul Stew. Don’t Need No Doctor.

Jack Ruch and Soul Stew perform Ray Charles’ Don’t Need No Doctor and Al Green’s Ain’t No Fun To Me . Recorded live at The Gig, Hollywood, Sept 2007. Soul Stew Jack Ruch -guitar and vocals JP Downer -bass and … Read on →

Soul Stew. Little Wing.

Jack Ruch and Soul Stew perform Hendrix’ Little Wing . Recorded live at The Gig, Hollywood, Sept 2007 Soul Stew Jack Ruch – guitar and vocals JP Downer – bass and vocals Vince Fossett – drums Scott Wittenberg – percussion

The Sweet Spot. Three original songs. No BS.

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Last Show In Tokyo

Yes, that is a ’56 Les Paul. The Jack Ruch Band filmed live at RockJoint GB in Kichijoji. On bass, Kaise, on drums, Ume, formerly of the killer bluesrock power trio Georgie Pie. Here’s part two.

The Jack Ruch Band. Yesterday. Jealous Guy.

The Jack Ruch Band live at Club Crocodile in Shibuya, Tokyo. Playing an original song, “Yesterday”, and covering Lennon’s “Jealous Guy” With Kaise on bass and Ken Kodoma on drums. Opening for Kunio Kishida. “

Blues Solo

Recorded live at the Monday Night Blues Jam at Hot Shots in Shin-Okubo, Tokyo. Cool place to hang and meet musicians. Playing my custom-shop strat though an old MusicMan 210HD combo.