Jordan Officer
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Jordan Officer (born Nov 29, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Montreal based jazz / blues / country musician.
[edit] Biography
Jordan Officer is the son of James Officer and Patricia Simon. He grew up in Montreal, studying violin, and later bagpipes, and eventually guitar which is now his main instrument. His first bands were mostly blues, but as a sideman played various styles, with acts such as Michael Jerome Browne, the Stephen Barry Band, Mack MacKenzie, Grouyan Gombo, and others. His main project has been with the Susie Arioli Band. This band was started by noted jazz singer Susie Arioli and Jordan Officer in 1996, and has released four albums so far on Justin Time records. All four albums feature Jordan as a guitar player, arranger, and composer. Jordan is also producer of the fourth record, Learn To Smile Again, partially a tribute to some of country songwriter Roger Miller's lesser known ballads. Jordan also studied jazz at McGill university in Montreal. Now Jordan also leads his own band, which is a mix of blues, jazz and country/western swing, featuring Jordan on guitar and vocals.
[edit] Discography
- Michael Jerome Browne (self-titled) (Borealis) 1998
on guitar and violin
- Chasing The Ghosts, Robert David 1998
on guitar and violin
- It's Wonderful, Susie Arioli Swing Band featuring Jordan Officer (Justin Time) 2000
on guitar and as arranger / composer
- Drive On, Michael Jerome Browne (Borealis) 2001
on guitar
- Original, Stephen Barry Band (Bros) 2001
on guitar and vocals
- Pennies From Heaven, Susie Arioli Swing Band featuring Jordan Officer (Justin Time) 2002
on guitar and as arranger / composer
- Trouble All The Time, Ball And Chain 2003
on violin and guitar
- That's For Me, Susie Arioli Band featuring Jordan Officer (Justin Time) 2004
on guitar, violin and vocals, and as arranger / composer
- Michael Jerome Browne and the Twin Rivers String Band (Borealis) 2004
on guitar, violin and lap steel
- B, Robert David 2004
on violin and guitar
- Beau D'Hommage: Hommage A Beau Dommage (various artists) (Spectra) 2005
on guitar and violin and as arranger
- L'Appartement, Thomas Hellman (Justin Time) 2005
on guitar
- Learn To Smile Again, Susie Arioli Band featuring Jordan Officer (Justin Time) 2005
on guitar and vocals and as producer / arranger / composer
- Live At The Bayou, Ball And Chain 2005
on violin and guitar
- "Betsy Stomp", Grouyan Gombo (Milagro) 2005
on violin and guitar
- "Mack MacKenzie", Mack MacKenzie (Justin Time ) 1996
on vocals
