About Matt Jordan
Matt was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. He studied trumpet under his dad, a tough classical teacher from Italy who played and taught every instrument in his concert band, as well as being proficient on violin, mandolin and piano. A demanding teacher, he had Matt playing operas on trumpet at 9 years old.Although Matt started with Classical, he moved on to many different styles of music, and recently completed a Smooth Jazz CD, "Matt Jordan Featuring Kelli Sae".While in college, Matt had his own small and big band, as well as playing with the Ohio State University band. Being in Columbus, a large city, he had the advantage of performing with many great pros such as Roland Kirk, Art Blakely, Sonny Stitt, and Freddie Hubbard. Matt taught trumpet for awhile after his college graduation. He worked his way through college solely by playing music for a living in Columbus, Ohio, and on short tours.While in Columbus, Matt met multi-saxophonist, Roland Kirk who encouraged Matt to play two trumpets at the same time at a concert in Lexington Kentucky. Matt was the first to do that, now followed by some others. He still plays two, but only occasionally, responding to requests.While he is the leader on most of his performances, he has played both lead and solo trumpet in several bands.***SMOOTH JAZZ*** Matt Jordan Featuring Kelli Sae
Review from Jeff Golub, award winning jazz guitarist:
SMOOTH JAZZ, WITH FUNK & LATIN INFLUENCES, BLENDED WITH SULTRY R&B VOCALS AND INSPIRED IMPROVISATION. CHECK IT OUT!
Listen to the mellow trumpet / fluglehorn playing of, Matt Jordan, blended with the sultry voice of KELLI SAE. Kelli has made a name for herself with well known recording artists including COUNT BASIC, INCOGNITO, & PHILIPPE SAISSE. She is in daily radio rotation, and records her own solo CDs. Matt also features guitarist, GIL PARRIS, (David Sanbom, Blood Sweat & Tears, Doc. John, his own band & others.)
Enjoy the ecletic sounds, from sultry ballads with thought provoking lyrics, to exciting yet smooth rhythmic originals. Flawless mixes, feature Len Post (keyboards & engineer), Kip Sophos (bass), Richie Gonzalez (percussions), Bill Pernice (piano), and guest stars, THE HARRIS BROTHERS, (Jeff Golub, Tower Of Power, B.B. King, Average White Band) and other surprise legendary performers. The CDs title track is the remarkable cover tune of Peabo Brysons, Let The Feeling Flow, whose name captures the deep feeling and emotion which inspired each of the 12 songs.
