Hello! I'm Jack Lavin.

I was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1952 and have been playing the bass guitar since 1967.

I was the founding member of the W.C. Handy Award winning "Powder Blues" with which I toured and recorded for 10 years. Aside from the bass guitar, I also play the harmonica, guitar and drums. I have been described as a prolific songwriter with over 80 songs in my catalogue and was nominated for a Juno Award in 1981 for my hit single "Thirsty Ears" recorded by Powder Blues.

Some of my other original compositions recorded by Powder Blues include: Hear That Guitar Ring, What Have I Been Drinkin, Secret Success, Under Cover Blues, Joy Ridin, Linda, Urban Paradise, and Smokin. These days my mandate is to write and record my songs daily, several of which I have slated for my debut solo album. Currently, I have a couple of projects on the go that I am producing with more on the horizon. I appear in live shows throughout the Greater Vancouver Area and beyond with an original R&B band called the Kingpins and local blues phenomenon Glen Pearson. I also play an occasional reunion gig with the Demons, a band that I formed and fronted from the mid '80s till the mid '90s.

You can find me at one of my regular appearances as part of the house band on Sundays at Clancy's Pub in New Westminster, Mondays you will find me at the Yale in Vancouver with Jerry Adolphe and Friends, and Thursdays in White Rock at the Sand Piper Pub. 

Questions, comments, requests or bookings, please contact me.

Contact Jack:

Phone: (604) 872-1008
E-mail: jacklavin@telus.net