Jordana’s been singing most of her life.

As a kid she first discovered the joy and passion in music as a member of the Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus, where she performed with several ensembles, among them the Canadian Opera Company, Toronto Symphony and National Ballet of Canada, and through which she gained experience in radio, TV, and theatre.

During high school, she attended the Claude Watson Arts Program at Earl Haig Secondary, majoring in music, and began classical training that continued through her time in Montreal as a student at McGill. Jordana is a searcher type, always looking for a new way to experience music by exploring different genres and challenging herself by playing with diverse ensembles. It was at McGill that she branched out of the classical genre, joining a funk band (Kokoro), an acapella group (Effusion) and a Gilbert & Sullivan theatre company (Savoy Society).

She forayed into solo territory when, while studying law at the University of Western Ontario, she became a regular performer at Maggie’s Supper and Jazz Club in London. Vocal jazz has always been a love, and since returning to Toronto, she has had the good fortune to play with some of the city’s finest jazz musicians. But, in keeping with her itinerant musical sensibility, Jordana’s sound is not strictly jazz. Her style seems to elude categorization, the result of a varied musical background and assorted personal influences, among them Barbra, Ella, Janis, Ray, Bonnie, James, Frank (Sinatra and Zappa). Her style has been described by her band mates as “jazz plus” – a blend of jazz, blues, soul and pop with a modern spin. That’s the short answer.

In 2010 she was chosen as one of eleven participants in the inaugural season of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts’ Emerging Artists’ Program, where under the mentorship of Canadian musician Suba Sankaran, she co-wrote and co-starred in a multi-disciplinary piece, “Marble,” which was showcased at the 2010 Collisions Dance Festival. Jordana is always thrilled to sit in with other ensembles and is currently brushing up her soprano notes as a member of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir while continuing to progress as a solo artist and work on original material for her upcoming debut release. Stay tuned…