Past Performance
Baryshnikov Arts Center Presents
Stanley Jordan
MAR 9 / THU at 8PM
Jerome Robbins Theater
Tickets $25
Running Time: 60 Minutes

When advance tickets are no longer available, a wait list will begin at the Box Office one hour prior to show time on the day of the performance. In the event of last minute cancellations, seats may be released and sold to those on the wait list on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Past Performance
Baryshnikov Arts Center Presents

Stanley Jordan

Mar 9, 2017

“Genius is a word too often tossed around in musical circles, but it has been rightfully applied to Stanley Jordan.” -The Los Angeles Times

Among the most gifted guitarists of his generation, Stanley Jordan is master of the two-handed tapping technique, in which he simultaneously plays rhythm and melody. More than a technical phenomenon, however, Jordan conveys an astounding depth of musical expression through a multi-faceted solo repertoire, ranging from bold reinventions of classical masterpieces to improvisational contemporary works. He will be joined by guest artist, singer-songwriter Julia Jordan.


Co-presented with Jazz Foundation of America.

Leadership support for music programming in 2017 provided by the Anne and Chris Flowers Foundation and the Thompson Family Foundation.

Stanley Jordan
Artist Bio

Stanley Jordan

Stanley Jordan has performed in over 60 countries on 6 continents. He has performed at many festivals, including the Kool Jazz Festival, the Concord Jazz Festival, and the Montreaux International Jazz Festival. During the 1980s he collaborated with a diverse array of artists, including performances with Art Blakey and Richie Cole and recordings with Stanley Clarke and Kenny Rogers.

Today Jordan performs frequently as a soloist and with his band, as well as collaborating with other guitarists such as Kevin Eubanks, Sharon Isbin, and Muriel Anderson. He is also a frequent guest with jam bands such as the Dave Matthews Band, the String Cheese Incident, Phil Lesh, Moe and Umphrey's McGee. Jordan has received four Grammy nominations. His most recent album Friends was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Los Angeles Times jazz critic Leonard Feather wrote, “Genius is a word often tossed around in musical circles, but it has been rightfully applied to Stanley Jordan.”

In 1981 he earned a BA in music from Princeton University, where he studied theory and composition with composer Milton Babbitt and computer music with composer Paul Lansky. Jordan came to prominence with the release of his 1985 album Magic Touch, a revolutionary project that placed him at the forefront of re-launching legendary Blue Note Records into a contemporary entity in jazz and beyond, as also established the then-twenty-something Jordan as among the most distinctive and refreshing new voices of the electric guitar.

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