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Marlon Jordan

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Marlon Jordan - trumpet Marlon Jordan, the youngest of seven children of musician-educator Edward Jordan and Edvidge Jordan, a classical pianist. "I started out playing saxophone, violin and drums," says Marlon, "but the trumpet was the instrument that stuck with me." Marlon recalls his father literally taking him on the bandstand "even before I really knew how to play. He'd introduce me to all the musicians, and they'd call me up on the stand. They'd say, 'Come on. That's Kidd's son. Let him play." As he continued his musical studies he had the day to day inspiration of Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, and many others to draw on

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The Musical Jordan Family Featured At Swearing In Of Congressman Richmond As Chair Of CBC; Watch Live Stream

The Musical Jordan Family Featured At Swearing In Of Congressman Richmond As Chair Of CBC; Watch Live Stream

New Orleans’ musical Jordan family, represented by Stephanie Jordan, Rachel Jordan and Marlon Jordan have been invited by Congressman Cedric Richmond, D-LA to be the featured musical guests at the swearing in of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) of the 115th Congress. This past November, Representative Richmond was elected Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Stephanie Jordan Performs Jazz Live At Hyatt Regency New Orleans April 1 – May 7

Stephanie Jordan Performs Jazz Live At Hyatt Regency New Orleans April 1 – May 7

Please join Jazz Live at Hyatt every Friday and Saturday, April 1 – May 7 as they welcome Stephanie Jordan for an extended engagement at Hyatt Regency New Orleans. The Stephanie Jordan Ensemble will do two sets in her signature trademark of performing jazz standards from the likes of Abbey Lincoln, Dionne Warwick, Nancy Wilson, Nat ...

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Stephanie Jordan Selected To Perform At The 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Stephanie Jordan Selected To Perform At The 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell today announced that the Stephanie Jordan Big Band will appear on Thursday, April 28, 2016 in the Zatarain's/WWOZ Jazz Tent as part of the musical lineup for the 2016 Festival scheduled for April 22- 24 and April 28- May 1, 2016. During last year’s Jazz Fest ...

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Stephanie Jordan Sings "Home" From The Wiz At Katrina 10 Commemorative At Smoothie King Center

Stephanie Jordan Sings "Home" From The Wiz At Katrina 10 Commemorative At Smoothie King Center

jny: New Orleans jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan is honored to have been requested by Mayor Mitch Landrieu to sing a big band with strings version of the classic tune “Home" from the Broadway musical The Wiz during Saturday's August 29th Katrina 10 Commemoration: The Power of Community at the Smoothie King Center. President Bill Clinton, New ...

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News: Festival

Stephanie Jordan Big Band Performs At New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest Zatarain's/WWOZ Jazz Tent On Thursday, April 30, 2015

Stephanie Jordan Big Band Performs At New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest Zatarain's/WWOZ Jazz Tent On Thursday, April 30, 2015

jny: NEW ORLEANS – Vocalist Stephanie Jordan leads the Stephanie Jordan Big Band on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 2:40 p.m. in the Zatarain's/WWOZ Jazz Tent at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. In recognition of International Jazz Day, Stephanie Jordan will pay tribute to Frank Sinatra and Billy Strayhorn’s Centennial celebrations taking place around ...

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Article: Album Review

Jim Clayton: Songs My Daughter Knows

Read "Songs My Daughter Knows" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Pianist Jim Clayton must have one hip daughter; or perhaps it's the other way around. Regardless, both parties clearly inspire one another through music. On the simply-and-directly titled Songs My Daughter Knows, Clayton explores the musical ins-and-outs of the first three years spent with his cherished child--Eileen Agnes “Lenny" Clayton. The album opens ...

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News: Festival

Stephanie Jordan Big Band to perform 1st day of 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest; Marlon Jordan Quartet, Boutté Family Sunday Praise scheduled for 2nd Weekend

Stephanie Jordan Big Band to perform 1st day of 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest; Marlon Jordan Quartet, Boutté Family Sunday Praise scheduled for 2nd Weekend

Two member of the Jordan Family of Jazz announced that two individual acts from the family have been selected to perform during the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell. The Stephanie Jordan Large Band will perform during the first weekend of Jazz Fest on Friday, April 27, 2012 in the WWOZ Jazz ...

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Music Business Institute announces the musical line-up for the nola DOWNTOWN music and arts festival in New Orleans

Music Business Institute announces the musical line-up for the nola DOWNTOWN music and arts festival in New Orleans

Sylvain Music Notes—The Music Business Institute (MBI) has released its lineup of musical acts for this month's “nola Downtown Music and Arts Festival" which takes place September 23-24, 2011 in the historic Lafayette Square in New Orleans. The festival is part of this year's 19th Annual Cutting Edge CE (formerly the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Stephanie Jordan serves as "Artist-in-Residence" for the 9th Annual Yazzy Youth Celebrating Jazz Concert in Shreveport

Stephanie Jordan serves as "Artist-in-Residence" for the 9th Annual Yazzy Youth Celebrating Jazz Concert in Shreveport

NEW ORLEANS—Jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan joins the students and faculty of Theatre of the Performing Arts of Shreveport's Yazzy program as “Artist-in-residence" for the 9th Annual Yazzy Youth Celebrating Jazz concert on Friday, April 15, 2011, 7:00 pm, at The Strand Theatre in downtown Shreveport. The culminating concert will conclude a week-long series of workshops in ...


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