In a career that took flight in 1985 with commercial and critical acclaim, guitar virtuoso and 4-time GRAMMY® nominated Stanley Jordan has consistently displayed a chameleonic musical persona of openness, imagination, versatility and maverick daring. Be it bold reinventions of classical masterpieces or soulful explorations through pop-rock hits, to blazing straight ahead jazz forays and ultramodern improvisational works-solo or with a group, Jordan can always be counted on to take listeners on breathless journeys into the unexpected. Stanley has collaborated and share the stage with many greats including Art Blakey, Richie Cole, Stanley Clarke, Kenny Rogers, Kevin Eubanks, Sharon Isbin, Muriel Anderson, the Dave Matthews Band, the String Cheese Incident, Phil Lesh, Moe and Umphrey's McGee.
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I’m a guitarist myself, and I love watching talented musicians master their instrument, but Stanley Jordan is in a league of his own. His stills on both guitar and piano are some of the best that I’ve ever hears, and witnessing it live was simply incredible. I was sat relatively near to the front of the auditorium, and seeing his fingers dance across the fret board with such ease was absolutely mind blowing.
From his performance, it was totally evident that he’s been playing his instruments since a very young age, and the ease and casual stance that he took when he played was relaxing to watch as an audience member, and seeing that he was enjoying himself made me enjoy his show even more. With so many prizes and awards under his belt I was extremely honoured to be at his show, and incredibly excited to hear the set.
He opened with a new song I’d not heard before that used his touch technique of two handed tapping on his guitar which was incredible, and I’ve only heard it done on recordings before, so to see it before me was incredible.