
Singer and songwriter Pat Jordan was born and raised in Santa Rosa,
California into a large and loving family. His first instruments
were the piano and accordion; he didnt pick up a guitar until high
school. In the beginning, Pat learned by playing what he knew; songs
that challenged or touched him, and soon began to write his own
songs, from concept to completion. As comfortable behind a guitar
and in front of a microphone as he is in conversation, Pat Jordan
is a breath of fresh air when heard or seen. His innate sense of
stage-presence, rhythm, and talent lead the band, but are only part
of its power.
But the Pat Jordan Band is not simply one man. The rhythm section
is filled out by two more North Bay locals; Justin Bordessa on the
bass guitar, and Steve Toomey on drums. Justin is an experienced
and versatile bassist, and had played with several different groups
of different styles before joining up with the Pat Jordan Band.
As both a musician and a performer, Justin lends a style all his
own, but also serves as a perfectly matched bridge between the riff-based
guitar of Pat Jordan and the steady backbeat of drummer Steve Toomey.
Steve was born into a musical family and is an impressively self-taught
drummer. Fluent in all types and styles of music, Steves connection
to drumming is more than just that of a musician and his instrument;
he handcrafts his own drum kits, and that added knowledge and attachment
is visible every time he plays. And not to be forgotten is the blues-influenced
harmonica playing of Dallas Jones. Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona,
Dallas too grew up in the North Bay of California, and began playing
harmonica at the age of sixteen. A crowd favorite, Dallas fills
out the Pat Jordan Band with both soulful melodies and understated
texture.
Together, these four musicians create something bigger than themselves.
The Pat Jordan Band. Having found their niche in the North Bay,
they have defined themself as the band to see, and the band to hear.
With a solid and devoted fan-base, a strong following both in and
outside of the Bay Area, the Pat Jordan Band is poised for their
inevitable explosion onto the national music scene.
Web site: http://www.patjordanband.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thepatjordanband
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