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Jeff Russo
Jeff Russo
Jeff Russo
Background information
OriginU.S.
GenresAcoustic Rock
Years active1993–present

Jeff Russo (born August 31, 1969) is a composer, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and producer, best known as a founding member of American rock band Tonic. He is also a founding member of acoustic rock band Low Stars.
Recently he has scored films, TV programs and commercials, including the ABC dramas The Unusuals and My Generation, the NBC drama Crossing Jordan, the USA network show Necessary Roughness, the CBS network show Hostages and currently scores the FX drama Fargo and the Starz drama Power. He is currently scoring the second season of Extant, replacing Marcelo Zarvos and is about to begin his second season scoring CSI: Cyber. He has also worked with fellow composers Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman.

Russo and his wife, musician Nina Gordon, of the band Veruca Salt, have two children together.

Albums

Tonic

Year Album
1996 Lemon Parade
1998 Live & Enhanced
1999 Sugar
2002 Head On Straight
2009 Tonic
2002 A Casual Affair: The Best Of Tonic

Low Stars

Year Album
2007 Calling All Friends EP
2007 Low Stars

Solo

Year Album
2007-8 Make Me Feel Good About Me (unreleased)

Soundtracks

Year Album
2014 Fargo
2015 Tut