Jac Ross is a singer and songwriter from North Florida who makes music that is steeped in the traditional, gospel-infused soul of the '60s. He does so not only in style but also in terms of the lyrical content of his songs, which have a civil rights focus filtered through an expression of religious faith. The classic elements of his music underscores his lineage going back to artists like Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye, but this is only as an emphasis or embrace. Ross does not have a retro sound. His arrangements, choices in the instrumentation, his delivery, and other aspects of his production anchor his music in contemporary terms. His work, thus far, of course, feels like a general update on a genre that has been so deeply embedded in a nation's collective consciousness.
