Sari Jordan is a vocalist, songwriter and musician with a voice that shines in its raw honesty and playful boldness. Their music is intricate and ethereal, funky and joyful, a controlled burn. Watching this New Orleans based, New Jersey-born artist perform is a masterclass in authenticity. Exploring contradictions within relationships, power, and love, Jordan’s unique voice and introspective songs buzz at the edge of the fourth wall that shimmers between artist and listener. 

Led by their ears and curiosity, Sari’s musicianship exploded in the school of the New Orleans music scene. A shapeshifter by nature, they are a treasured and integrated member of several different communities. You might find them strumming on the bayou, singing backgrounds with Anna Moss or Jenna McSwain, scatting standards with Nat Lawrence on a mobile piano bar, crooning rock ‘n roll duets with Dusty Santamaria, sitting in on percussion with Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars, or performing rituals of transcendence with Brad Walker. 

In October 2023, they released Sing to the Moon, a collection of original songs that reflect nascent ruminations with subtle confidence and ample whimsy. The 4-song EP was recorded at Artisound Production and produced by Keenan McRae, stamped with the influence of New Orleans by players Max Bronstein, Alfred Jordan Jr., Lex Warshawsky, Shout Young, Drew Baham, and Merell Burkett. 

PERFECT BE THE ENEMY is their debut album, due in Spring 2026. The 11-song project turns grief and transition inside out, adorning the emotional earthquakes of life in eclectic grooves, hypnotic guitar lines, and a warm and golden light — with Jordan’s voice and stories shining through. Recorded in New Orleans at Lil Squeeze studio by Ajaï Combelic, the project was co-produced by Jordan, Combelic, and Robin Sherman, who also plays bass on the record. 

Each song a vivid scrapbook entry, Sari brings us bravely on a journey of self. They remind us that nothing is final; everything is in process. And that is okay.

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