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Stanley Jordan! Witnessed a set by Stanley Jordan yesterday afternoon at the Detroit Jazz Festival (we've got a GREAT line-up this year, BTW). Brother Jordan always blows me away, but he seems to be REALLY deep these days. His performance was stellar and had everyone breathless when he sat down and played the piano and the guitar. AT THE SAME TIME.  Unbelievable. I found a clip of him performing in Paris this summer:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...WziGyXsSPM I was blown away--dude comps with his left on guitar, solos with his right on piano, then SEAMLESSLY switches, comping with his left on piano and soloing with his right on guitar. Of course, the touch technique makes this possible, but he's the only one I've *ever* seen play with such virtuosity. And he's EASY on the eyes! 
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he's been blowing my mind since the mid 80's ! | |
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tapping is a worthless gimmick!
just kidding!!  My Legacy
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I really dug him when he first came out and thought he was on to something really innovative, but his albums relied too heavily on interpreting standards and doing covers and I got completely bored with him. He'd be great at the Fri Nite $1 Beer bash. test | |
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NuPwr319 said: Witnessed a set by Stanley Jordan yesterday afternoon at the Detroit Jazz Festival (we've got a GREAT line-up this year, BTW). Brother Jordan always blows me away, but he seems to be REALLY deep these days. His performance was stellar and had everyone breathless when he sat down and played the piano and the guitar. AT THE SAME TIME.
Unbelievable. I found a clip of him performing in Paris this summer:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...WziGyXsSPM I was blown away--dude comps with his left on guitar, solos with his right on piano, then SEAMLESSLY switches, comping with his left on piano and soloing with his right on guitar. Of course, the touch technique makes this possible, but he's the only one I've *ever* seen play with such virtuosity. And he's EASY on the eyes!
[Edited 9/2/07 18:57pm] I was there too!!! i was on the left side of the stage with the photographers cuz i had media access. I got there within his last 3 songs but all that I saw and heard was great. I went over to him to meet him after the crowd died down and he is very nice. I hope to post the picture taken with him. |
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NuPwr319 said: Witnessed a set by Stanley Jordan yesterday afternoon at the Detroit Jazz Festival (we've got a GREAT line-up this year, BTW). Brother Jordan always blows me away, but he seems to be REALLY deep these days. His performance was stellar and had everyone breathless when he sat down and played the piano and the guitar. AT THE SAME TIME. Unbelievable. I found a clip of him performing in Paris this summer:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...WziGyXsSPM I was blown away--dude comps with his left on guitar, solos with his right on piano, then SEAMLESSLY switches, comping with his left on piano and soloing with his right on guitar. Of course, the touch technique makes this possible, but he's the only one I've *ever* seen play with such virtuosity. And he's EASY on the eyes!
Wasn't there a clip toward the end of Prince: A Musical portrait where he is playing the keys and guitar at the same time? It looked real cool but there was no sound to it.
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I love this guy but unfortunately have never seen him play guitar and piano at the same time. I would love to see that, especially live. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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Outside of this unique playing style, here's a side of Stanley Jordan most people don't know about...Music Therapy.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= New Directions Beginning in the late 80s, Stanley's lifelong interest in health was rekindled when a chiropractor got him back on his feet in one session after a week of crippling leg pain. This intervention saved a major European tour and altered Stanley's concept of health and healing. He explains, “The textbook definition of pain is that it's the experience of tissue damage. We assume the pain will diminish slowly as the tissue heals. But pain could just as easily be caused by an imbalance in the energy flow within the body, which can be corrected sometimes within a matter of minutes. This is why five physicians could not find the problem, yet the sixth one actually healed it. It was actually a strain from running in an airport carrying heavy baggage. A casualty of the rat race. “He also gave me some advice about cleaning up my diet and detoxifying my body. I was amazed at how much better I felt. This led me to investigate other areas of natural healing as well as conventional medicine. I came to realize that we are in the midst of a paradigm shift from disease treatment to disease prevention and ultimately to health enhancement. Around that time I also met a music therapist who sent me a huge stack of literature about her profession. I could see it was all coming together. I realized that a part of my calling in life was to enhance the healing process through my music, for others as well as for myself. This also coincided with a strongly felt need to get out of the rat race and focus on my spiritual growth.” “I believe music therapy will become one of the breakthrough healing systems of the 21st century.” - Stanley Jordan In the 90s Stanley disbanded his entire management, touring and production organization and went into deep study. He eventually left New York for a quiet reclusive life in the mountains of the Southwest. He then joined the AMTA (American Music Therapy Association) and became an artist spokesperson. He became actively involved in promoting the cause, observing music therapists in action and seeking out whatever information he could find. Ultimately he enrolled at Arizona State University where he is currently working toward a degree in music therapy. “If we stay open and keep learning, a lot of things start to fall into place. I began to see a connection between the paralysis in my leg and the paralysis in my music. In both cases, I was trying too hard, rushing too fast, trying to do everything at once. I had to learn to be more patient and realize that some things take time, just like playing a song at the correct tempo. If you rush it you destroy the music. Everything is in divine order, and when we think about it musically, that order is easy to perceive.” Finding A Balance Today Jordan is busier than ever, although with a cooler and more relaxed attitude. He is still deeply involved in his music therapy studies. He has a busy touring schedule, which is posted on his Web site at www.stanleyjordan.com. He feels that his break in the 90s and his new knowledge and skills have been good for his music and he is eager to share the results of this growth with his fans. He summarizes, “Spirituality often works in cycles. The quest to find your inner self and your Spirit may require you to make a decisive break with the outside world. Then again, that same quest could lead you right back into the mainstream, because Spirit is found in community as well. I think probably most people, if and when they find their calling, come to see themselves in some sort of a service capacity. Right now, I feel a strong desire to bring my music to the people—not just for entertainment, but also for inspiration and healing. And I feel I've found a good balance. I'm working with more discipline and devotion than ever, yet I'm actually less attached to the results. I'm finding out I can play better when I don't take it all so seriously. I feel good about the music I'm making these days For the first time, I can truly say there is absolutely nothing stopping me from putting together the music just as I hear it and feel it inside.” It's surely a good sign when even the relentless perfectionist is pleased. http://stanleyjordan.com/...raphy.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Regarding the "tapping technique", here's a link to some information I posted some time ago concerning its potential origins: This Guitar-Tapping Thing tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Ridiculous playing...saw him way back in '94 and was blown away... | |
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NDRU said: tapping is a worthless gimmick!
just kidding!! HAHA!! Yeah, the critics were hatin' there for awhile, too. | |
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JazzyJ said: NuPwr319 said: Witnessed a set by Stanley Jordan yesterday afternoon at the Detroit Jazz Festival (we've got a GREAT line-up this year, BTW). Brother Jordan always blows me away, but he seems to be REALLY deep these days. His performance was stellar and had everyone breathless when he sat down and played the piano and the guitar. AT THE SAME TIME.
Unbelievable. I found a clip of him performing in Paris this summer:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...WziGyXsSPM I was blown away--dude comps with his left on guitar, solos with his right on piano, then SEAMLESSLY switches, comping with his left on piano and soloing with his right on guitar. Of course, the touch technique makes this possible, but he's the only one I've *ever* seen play with such virtuosity. And he's EASY on the eyes!
[Edited 9/2/07 18:57pm] I was there too!!! i was on the left side of the stage with the photographers cuz i had media access. I got there within his last 3 songs but all that I saw and heard was great. I went over to him to meet him after the crowd died down and he is very nice. I hope to post the picture taken with him. One of my good friends is one of those photographers--he's going to give me some copies of the pictures he took. I'll post them, too. | |
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theAudience said: Outside of this unique playing style, here's a side of Stanley Jordan most people don't know about...Music Therapy.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= New Directions Beginning in the late 80s, Stanley's lifelong interest in health was rekindled when a chiropractor got him back on his feet in one session after a week of crippling leg pain. This intervention saved a major European tour and altered Stanley's concept of health and healing. He explains, “The textbook definition of pain is that it's the experience of tissue damage. We assume the pain will diminish slowly as the tissue heals. But pain could just as easily be caused by an imbalance in the energy flow within the body, which can be corrected sometimes within a matter of minutes. This is why five physicians could not find the problem, yet the sixth one actually healed it. It was actually a strain from running in an airport carrying heavy baggage. A casualty of the rat race. “He also gave me some advice about cleaning up my diet and detoxifying my body. I was amazed at how much better I felt. This led me to investigate other areas of natural healing as well as conventional medicine. I came to realize that we are in the midst of a paradigm shift from disease treatment to disease prevention and ultimately to health enhancement. Around that time I also met a music therapist who sent me a huge stack of literature about her profession. I could see it was all coming together. I realized that a part of my calling in life was to enhance the healing process through my music, for others as well as for myself. This also coincided with a strongly felt need to get out of the rat race and focus on my spiritual growth.” “I believe music therapy will become one of the breakthrough healing systems of the 21st century.” - Stanley Jordan In the 90s Stanley disbanded his entire management, touring and production organization and went into deep study. He eventually left New York for a quiet reclusive life in the mountains of the Southwest. He then joined the AMTA (American Music Therapy Association) and became an artist spokesperson. He became actively involved in promoting the cause, observing music therapists in action and seeking out whatever information he could find. Ultimately he enrolled at Arizona State University where he is currently working toward a degree in music therapy. “If we stay open and keep learning, a lot of things start to fall into place. I began to see a connection between the paralysis in my leg and the paralysis in my music. In both cases, I was trying too hard, rushing too fast, trying to do everything at once. I had to learn to be more patient and realize that some things take time, just like playing a song at the correct tempo. If you rush it you destroy the music. Everything is in divine order, and when we think about it musically, that order is easy to perceive.” Finding A Balance Today Jordan is busier than ever, although with a cooler and more relaxed attitude. He is still deeply involved in his music therapy studies. He has a busy touring schedule, which is posted on his Web site at www.stanleyjordan.com. He feels that his break in the 90s and his new knowledge and skills have been good for his music and he is eager to share the results of this growth with his fans. He summarizes, “Spirituality often works in cycles. The quest to find your inner self and your Spirit may require you to make a decisive break with the outside world. Then again, that same quest could lead you right back into the mainstream, because Spirit is found in community as well. I think probably most people, if and when they find their calling, come to see themselves in some sort of a service capacity. Right now, I feel a strong desire to bring my music to the people—not just for entertainment, but also for inspiration and healing. And I feel I've found a good balance. I'm working with more discipline and devotion than ever, yet I'm actually less attached to the results. I'm finding out I can play better when I don't take it all so seriously. I feel good about the music I'm making these days For the first time, I can truly say there is absolutely nothing stopping me from putting together the music just as I hear it and feel it inside.” It's surely a good sign when even the relentless perfectionist is pleased. http://stanleyjordan.com/...raphy.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Regarding the "tapping technique", here's a link to some information I posted some time ago concerning its potential origins: This Guitar-Tapping Thing tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Stanley did mention the music therapy. Regina Carter is looking to get her master's degree in that area, too. | |
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PFunkjazz said: I really dug him when he first came out and thought he was on to something really innovative, but his albums relied too heavily on interpreting standards and doing covers and I got completely bored with him. He'd be great at the Fri Nite $1 Beer bash.
Yeah, well not anymore. He's completed a few independent projects that are very thoughtful. He mentioned a project where he's working with musicians from India, he's also put out a solo guitar project where he just kind of made up the music on the spot. | |
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NuPwr319 said: PFunkjazz said: I really dug him when he first came out and thought he was on to something really innovative, but his albums relied too heavily on interpreting standards and doing covers and I got completely bored with him. He'd be great at the Fri Nite $1 Beer bash.
Yeah, well not anymore. He's completed a few independent projects that are very thoughtful. He mentioned a project where he's working with musicians from India, he's also put out a solo guitar project where he just kind of made up the music on the spot. We'll just have to wait and see, eh? test | |
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