Jordan Cook is a Canadian rock artist who performs as Reignwolf. He gains attention for a live style that is described as forceful and expressive, and he is presented as a guitarist with a strong reputation among other musicians.

Career

Cook is described as the first Canadian rock artist to tour across China. He is also said to be the “revelation” of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 1999. In that context, musicians including B.B. King, Van Morrison, Edgar Winter, Gary Moore of Thin Lizzy, and the Aretha Franklin Band are noted as having described his performance as iconic. Jeff Healey is also quoted as calling him the best guitar player in the world at the time.

Recorded work

His album Seven Deadly Sins is presented as a release that has been developed over several years. The record is said to involve a number of collaborators, including Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden on bass, Matt Chamberlain, whose credits include Pearl Jam, David Bowie, Elton John, and Kanye West, the production team the Matrix, and Blair Mackichen in the UK, along with Howard Bilerman in Montreal, known for work with Arcade Fire.

Style and approach

Cook says that the music industry is missing “the feeling”, and his aim is to bring that quality into recorded music. His performances are framed as an attempt to carry that same sense of immediacy and intensity onto record.