Stanley Jordan Trio
“Midway through his first set Monday night at the Dakota jazz club, guitarist Stanley Jordan sat down at the piano and played, in effect, a solo duet… he would play a phrase on the piano and answer it with his guitar. At times, he simultaneously used his left hand to tap out single-note lines while playing parallel riffs on the piano with his right hand… Such extraordinary technical mastery has been a Jordan trademark.” – Dan Emerson, St. Paul Pioneer Press • 10/28/2008
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It has been 23 years since this guitar virtuoso’s debut album, “Magic Touch,” established Jordan as a distinctive and refreshing new musical force. Although it has been over a decade since this fretboard-tapping phenom released an album on a major record label, Jordan’s relentless touring schedule and innovative independent records have kept him at the outer limits of what is possible with jazz guitar. His latest release, State of Nature, features not only his mindbending technical prowess, but also his considerable chops on the piano.
