Jackie Frank Russell III is a multi-instrumentalist and musician from Chicago, Illinois. They are usually known for their work in the progressive metal and experimental genres. JFRIII (a usual artist abbreviation) is signed to , which releases all of their solo music and related projects.

Jackie's first music debut was on , the first and final EP from the band , released on November 26th, 2016.

JFRIII's debut solo album, , was released October 1st, 2017.

With 2018 came the release of , an EP, and , a collection of demos from the now-defunct band that Jackie had penned; in addition, Jackie helped form the psychedelic sludge metal band , which released their first EP, , on May 4th, 2019.

In 2019, JFRIII released a collaboration with artist entitled and shortly thereafter gathered various misc. works and excerpts from a senior orchestral recital into the compilation . JFRIII's third and fourth full albums, and respectively, were released in September of 2019.

In 2020, JFRIII teamed up with to form another project, Technicolor Dream Smoke, and announced a 2020 debut album entitled Temple.