Russell Gunn (born October 20, 1971 in Chicago) is an American contemporary jazz trumpeter. He grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois playing trumpet.As a kid his musical interest was hip hop, with LL Cool J being his first music idol.His projects include a large ensemble called Bionic, which released an album called Krunk Jazz, and his smaller group Electrik Butterfly. In 2007, Gunn released the album Russell Gunn Plays Miles.