Marlon Jordan; Friday, April 24 @ WWOZ Jazz Tent
A must see at this years' Jazz Fest is "Marlon Jordan's clean, boppish lines laced with power, and an encyclopedic knowledge of the entire jazz trumpet tradition, signed in his owned unique sonic signature." His his energized take on the classic Miles Davis Quintet sound takes place on Friday, April 24 in the WWOZ Jazz Tent at 12:40 PM.

Marlon Jordan was one of the "Young Jazz Lions" who were signed, recorded and promoted on major record labels in the 1980s. He recorded three impressive LPs for Columbia from 1988 to 1992, For You Only, Learson's Return, and The Undaunted, and one for the Arabesque label entitled Marlon's Mode in 1997.

His latest album, Marlon Jordan featuring Stephanie Jordan; You Don't Know What Love Is announces the return of an exceptional trumpeter. It also heralds the recording debut of a new singer, his sister Stephanie and showcases an incredibly talented musical family.

"Marlon's trumpeting, chameleon-like, assumes the colors of the music he plays ..."

Jordan's recent Live Concert at the Glenwood Springs Festival will broadcast in April on NPR's JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater.