Jerry Rusch

Who was Jerry Rusch?

Jerry Rusch, also credited as Jerry Rush, was an American jazz trumpeter.

Rusch studied at the University of Minnesota in 1962-64, then played in an Army Reserve band before moving to Los Angeles in 1966. There he played with Gerald Wilson, Ray Charles, Clifford Jordan, Joe Henderson, Willie Bobo, Louie Bellson, Teddy Edwards, Frank Foster, and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis. He played with Joe Haider's orchestra in Europe from 1982 to 1984. As a sideman he has recorded extensively; among his credits are work with Charles Kynard, Benny Powell, Henry Franklin, and Eddie Cleanhead Vinson.