About Marlon
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Marlon Jordan was one of the "Young Jazz Lions" who was signed with SONY Records at the age of 17. The comparisons of Jordan's style to artists such as Charlie Parker and John Coltrane put him in the upper echelon of jazz history. Like his brother Kent, Marlon is well versed in classical musical and has soloed with LA Chamber Orchestra and the New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra. Marlon has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Avery Fischer Hall, Blue Note and The Village Vanguard in New York City. He has toured in Japan and China on the JVC Jazz Festivals which featured Miles Davis, David Sanborn, The Yellow Jackets and SunRa. Marlon is a graduate of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts High School (NOCCA) in New Orleans.
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To play music is one of the most important gifts I was given. It's taken me all over the world and brought me closer to myself.” |
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"My Dad was my first Teacher , I'm glad we made this album before Covid hit. It's totally free , and it's totally him."
NEW RELEASE 2020
"Last Trane to New Orleans"
Kidd Jordan with
Marlon Jordan, Eddie Bayard, Mark Lomax, Darrell Lavigne
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Trumpeter
Marlon Jordan signed, recorded and promoted on three major record labels. He recorded three impressive LPs for Columbia from 1998 to 1992, For You Only; named "one of the best debut albums of the year" by the Washington Post, Learson's Return, and The Undaunted, and one for the Arabesque label entitled Marlon's Mode in 1997. "The comparisons of Jordan's style to artists such as Charlie Parker and John Coltrane put him in the upper echelon of jazz history. However, he has the resume and the style that would be hard, if not impossible, for anyone of his own generation to beat". Marlon is the youngest of seven children of musician-educator Kidd 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. The young musicians often hung out at the Jordan household where they would practice music with Kent Jordan and take lessons from Kidd. Marlon graduated from the famed New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. An accomplished classical musician as well, Marlon has performed solo with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra but his true joy is his constant performance in the streets and nightclubs of New Orleans and Brazil. Marlon took his quintet on the road, joining Wynton Marsalis, Miles Davis and George Benson as a headlining act in a series of JVC Festivals produced by George Wein in Atlanta, Dallas and other cities. They also played in some of the country's top jazz clubs, including the Blue Note and the Ritz, highlighted by a run at the Village Vanguard. |
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Discography
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You Don't Know What Love Is Marlon Jordan Quintet Featuring Stephanie Jordan Marlon's Mode - Marrlon Jordan Quintet
The Undaunted - Marlon Jordan Quintet Learson's Return- Marlon Jordan Quintet
For You Only - Marlon Jordan Quintet |
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