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| Stephanie Jordan and The Wess Anderson Quartet  Standards get fresher. Every so often a new voice stands up and proclaims itself, but few do so with such supreme depth and understated soul. Emerging from the New Orleans jazz family Jordan, Stephanie Jordan was last year's Higher Ground Concert's "real discovery". She's joined in sweet counterpoint by Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson, whose buoyant saxophone voice continues to proclaim itself with unmatched joy and warmth. Stephanie Jordan and The Wess Anderson Quartet will perform on October 20 & 21, 4 Concerts - The Allen Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 7:30pm & 9:30pmMs. Jordan is the fifth performer to emerge from a family of New Orleans bred musicians. As the daughter of saxophonist Edward "Kidd" Jordan, Stephanie's musical roots run deep. Siblings include flutist Kent Jordan, trumpeter Marlon Jordan, and violinist Rachel Jordan. Brooklyn native Wess Anderson began playing the saxophone at age 14. A member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet since 1988, he also played lead alto for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra from 1992 to 2005. As a leader, Mr. Anderson has recorded and released four solo albums, Warmdaddy in the Garden of Swing (1994), The Ways of Warmdaddy (1996), Live at the Village Vanguard (1998), and Space (December, 2005). He performs and teaches around the world, and is professor of saxophone at Michigan State University. Wess Anderson studied with Frank Wess, Frank Foster, and Charles Davis, and frequented jam sessions led by saxophonist Sonny Stitt at the Blue Coronet. He also studied with clarinetist Alvin Batiste at Southern University. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |