Ep. #13 | Steve Hill part 1

Here is the first of two episodes where I get to spend some time with Steve Hill, a great guitarist who I have admired over the years. I have always wanted to get a chance to talk about guitar with Steve, and explore his very unique technique and language.
We talk about having both been young blues musicians coming up at the same time in Montreal in the '90s, we talk about our picking techniques, and in particular Steve's very unique way of picking with his fingers. We talk about playing in open position in the key of B in standard tuning, Steve shows me the various open tunings he uses, and we end with a Muddy Waters inspired jam!
Steve Hill has a new album out now called Dear Illusion available here:
stevehillmusic.com
open.spotify.com/album/0zxAtn...
/ dear-illusion
We had minor technical issues with both the image and audio in some spots, so thanks in advance for your understanding, but I don't think it will get in the way with enjoying this very cool musical moment!
Stay tuned for part 2 of this guitar session with Steve Hill, there's lots more guitar talk to come, and another fun jam, where we exchange guitars, which I particularly enjoyed!
Un énorme merci à François Péloquin pour la conception de ces épisodes, et pour le tournage, Stéphane Grimm pour le mix audio, et Stéphanie Grégoire pour le montage de ces épisodes avec invités.
Jordan Officer is a jazz, blues, country guitar player, singer, producer, educator, touring and recording artist from Montreal. In these video podcasts he will be looking at guitar technique, language, ideas for improvising, gear, talking to some of his favourite guitar players, talking about his influences, and more. New videos will be dropping every two weeks starting Feb 2022 so stay tuned.
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[@BelfastBoxingNBlues]

Wow. That guys attack is insane. Really appreciate these man thank you.

[@jeanpierre8603]

Deux maîtres qui se rencontrent ! Vos sourires disent tout !

[@motherofcups9374]

Can’t wait for part 2

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

It's out now!

[@Guylaine1144]

Deux excellents guitaristes qu’on adore voir en spectacle ainsi que leur générosité envers les spectateurs. 🌺❤️

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Cool merci!!!

[@gustavegflaubert]

This is something!

[@Paul_Hinton]

I love this, and thank you! Favourite quote « It’s the intention, and the intention usually makes a difference » Steve Hill

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Thanks man!! And I love that quote too. And it’s very true!

[@KristopherCraig]

I met Steve at the Iron Wood in Calgary when I was playing rhythm guitar for Jack Semple. Steve was on the same bill. He was great!

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Amazing!

[@simonlavoie7001]

Wow that was amazing! Thank you Jordan for the amazing content! I've been listening to you and Steve for quite some time, it's very cool to see you guys jam together!!

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Merci Simon! It was very cool indeed, and a real treat for me as well.

[@enzodepaola6160]

Oh yes ! 2 great players jamming …. Can’t wait for part 2…. Really , really, really enjoyed your show at Theatre Desjardins last week , wow , what a treat !

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Cool Enzo. It was a fun show! I think Steve and I jamming together for the first time really, after all these years, was the best part! :-) And there'll be more of that in part two! But it was also really cool to check out some of the particularities of Steve's technique and language, which I've always been fascinated by.

[@jannnyyy1]

Such a treat!!!

[@benlogan430]

Thumb down strokes only. You end up with a more horizontal rather than vertical approach. And The Claw for clucking the boogie. Oh ya, thank for the interview! Steve Hill is the stuff for certain!!!

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

yes amazing. And yes that's a cool way to describe it. Love the downstrokes.

[@VitalBigras]

WOW 😮 THAT IS AWESOME, THANKS 🙏

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Cool thanks!

[@ericmathieu3711]

nice to see you play together

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Yes indeed, it was really fun :-)

[@MrBiPauler]

You guys are both favourite artists of mine. Thank you KZbin for bringing this to my algorithm blues!

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Very cool! Thanks for the comment.

[@lifethroughthecracks]

love this, thank you

[@LaylaZoeMusic]

Enjoyed this, thanks guys

[@chingwing-gi2fl]

Great playing and interview.

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Thanks man

[@eillemve]

Oh ! Quelle rencontre ! ♥

[@andreegendron]

Awesome !❤Thank you beaucoup à vous deux :-)

[@ichasetiawan7518]

Happy to see you guys talking n playing guitars together, that quality time to spent..

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

yeah, it was sweet

[@geoffwalton118]

Really interesting chat… loved how you delved into the right hand minutiae. Great stuff fellas!

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Cool Geoff thanks a lot!

[@martinbaby3033]

Quel incroyable chance de vous avoir chez nous les gars!!!! AMAZING!!!!!

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Cool man. Merci beaucoup!

[@ismagonzalez694]

Simply amazing... WOW!

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Thanks!

[@disowned9309]

Love this ❤ ( Louise ) 😊

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Thanks Louise!!! :-)

[@lavigneclaire9542]

Ai vu Monsieur Officer à Québec et j'adore!

[@Sylvain1964]

Bravo. Très bien réalisé. J’ai adoré et j’ai appris 2-3 trucs. Je vous apprécie sincèrement tous les deux. Hâte au prochain.

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Merci pour le commentaire Sylvain et à bientôt!

[@blancmystique8132]

It was a blast indeed gents !

[@lifethroughthecracks]

bravo, encore

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Merci!

[@alainbrisebois8334]

Hill is a animal...!!

[@f.duranleau4416]

Jordan et Steve sont des guitaristes incroyables! Que de talent! Il faut les voir en spectacle! Mes 2 albums de blues préférés sont "The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions" et "From The Cradle" d'Eric Clapton.

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Cool, merci pour le commentaire!

[@kenfraserottawa3825]

WOW!! You guys MUST make an album together

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

Would be cool! :-)

[@gilleschiasson4485]

Way to wail those riffs!

[@atakanengin]

and the next guests are Marcus King and then Eric Gales then Kirk Fletcher for example.. why not?

[@JordanOfficerStudio]

I'd love to do more of these eventually. Thanks for watching!

[@marcelcote3649]

🥀.🤬.incroyable un aussi bon soliste rockstar comme toi,steve,t abaisser à ce point là...cà...sent la retraite mon joe !!!sans rancune..c juste pour t aider...moi, jt..HOT..POWER..et non pas...🛩🛫🛬🪂