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Boston based Progressive Rock, Jazz, Experimental Jazz band.

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Hometown	Boston, MA
Genres	Rock, Jazz
Band Members	Ryan Jackson; Johannes Heger; Luke Sullivan
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Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Artist / Band Member Ryan Jackson ryanjacksonmusic@gmail.com 716 3386193
# Years Experience Performing Live:	20
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	12
Market Draw:	Boston: 31-50
Venue History:	Precinct - Somerville, MA O'Briens Pub - Allston, MA All Asia Cafe - Cambridge, MA McGanns - Boston, MA Savant Project - Boston, MA JCC Campus - Carnahan Center - Jamestown, NY Cyber Cafe West - Binghamton, NY 119 Gallery - Lowell, MA The Cantab Lounge/Club Bohemia - Cambridge, MA The Midway Cafe - Jamaica Plain, MA Scottys Jazz Club - Erie, PA
Opener Experience:	Fastball; Big Leg Emma; School For Robots; Ellis Ashbrook; The Doctors Fox; Love In Stockholm
Similar Artists:	Ellis Ashbrook
Discography:	Out Of Nothingness LP—2009

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Ryan Jackson Troika, Troika [troi-kuh] being Russian for Trio, is a Boston based Progressive Rock/Jazz/Funk/Experimental Pop Band. Their sound can best be described as "a gumbo of precise originality," mixing jazzy melodic vocals with intricately...

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Jazz Winner, September 2013

Top 10 in Jazz, July 2014

Top 10 in Jazz, November 2013

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Ryan Jackson Troika - "Pleasure Or Pain" by C.D. Di Guardia
There is no part of the venue “Upstairs on the Square” that does not sound classy or imply the essence of classiness. So they had better book some pretty upscale acts there, right? Correct. The Ryan Jackson Troika will be filling the air with their sounds this Saturday night, and we suggest you go over and order yourself some form of fancy and expensive drink, the kind that you actually specify which liquor is to be used. Practice with me: you don’t want a gin and tonic, you want a Tanqueray and tonic. Work on your debonair faces and then take in the intrigue that is the Ryan Jackson Troika. Ryan Jackson Troika - “Pleasure Or Pain” [Download it!] It is said that music - the really good stuff, mind you - will take you places. Ryan Jackson Troika’s “Pleasure Or Pain” doesn’t just take you some place. It whisks you away, gets you the best table, a fine cut suit and a few other fancy accessories, like perhaps a pinky ring or an eyepatch. This song won’t drop you off and leave you be; it sticks with you, sidling up and telling the locals impressive lies about your prowess with knives or other such daring things. There is an element of danger to “Pleasure Or Pain,” as if to say it is on your side - for now. The sound of precarious balance permeates this song; it is dancing on a tightrope. If the song is doing anything risky, it certainly doesn’t seem to be worried - “Pleasure Or Pain” struts its stuff without a care in the world, swaying in time to the loose beat of jazzy guitar chords all the way across the room. The melody dances across the walls like a reflection of the tasteful lighting in some interesting club. There are a few refreshing twists and turns within the song that serve to add to the experience. The track even takes some mild electronic turns, throwing a string of glowing lights into the air on occasion and letting them settle on the lower construct of the song. These little electronic flourishes leave their glowing mark on “Pleasure Or Pain,” bringing a new dimension to the jaunty-yet-smooth darkness of the song’s interior. All in all, this song is a fun place to be, even if just for its 4:13 runtime.

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