Education
Barrie Central Collegiate Institute.
Barrie Central Collegiate Institute.
Jurvanen is self-taught on guitar and has worked with such musicians as Feist, Howie Beck, Jason Collett, Jack Johnson, The Weather Station, and Zeus. Bahamas" songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing. Jurvanen recorded his debut album, Pink Strat, in a cabin in rural Ontario in 2008.
lieutenant was released under the name Bahamas in 2009 and subsequently nominated for a 2010 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo.
Bahamas" second album, Barchords, was released on February 7, 2012. At the 2013 Juno Awards, it was nominated for the Adult Alternative Album of the Year and Jurvanen was nominated for Songwriter of the Year for the tracks "Be My Witness", "Caught Maine Thinking", and "Lost in the Light".
His third album, Bahamas Is Afie, was released on August 19, 2014. lieutenant was awarded first place on Q"s Top 20 of 2014.
At the Juno Awards of 2015, Bahamas Is Afie was nominated for Adult Alternative Album of the Year, and Jurvanen was nominated for Songwriter of the Year for "All the Time", "Bitter Memories" and "Stronger Than That".
On tour, Jurvanen is accompanied by drummer Jason Tait and backing vocalist Felicity Williams. In addition to touring as a headlining act, Bahamas has also performed as an opening act for Jack Johnson, Robert Plant, Wilco and most recently, Canada"s own City and Colour. Jurvanen also composed the current theme music for Canadian Broadcasting Company Radio"s q.
