Santa Fe MUSIC Collective
IS HONORED TO PRESENT
NEA JAZZ MASTER
SHEILA JORDAN
SHEILA JORDAN - VOCALS
CAMERON BROWN - BASS
JANUARY 16th - FRIDAY
MUSEUM HILL CAFE
Doors Open at 6:00pm / Concert Starts at 7:00pm
PLEASE NOTE:
SFMC MEMBERS ORDER TICKETS BEGINNING February 14th
NON-MEMBERS ORDER TICKETS BEGINNING March 2
TICKETS: $25.00 for SFMC members / $30.00 for non-members
RESERVATIONS AND INFO: 505-983-6820
CAMERON BROWN - BASS
JANUARY 16th - FRIDAY
MUSEUM HILL CAFE
Doors Open at 6:00pm / Concert Starts at 7:00pm
PLEASE NOTE:
SFMC MEMBERS ORDER TICKETS BEGINNING February 14th
NON-MEMBERS ORDER TICKETS BEGINNING March 2
TICKETS: $25.00 for SFMC members / $30.00 for non-members
RESERVATIONS AND INFO: 505-983-6820
Sheila Jordan is an American jazz singer and
songwriter. Jordan has recorded as a session musician with an
array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to a solo career. Sheila
pioneered a bebop and scat jazz singing style
with an upright
bass as the only accompaniment. Sheila’s music has earned praise from many
critics, particularly for her ability to improvise entire lyrics; Scott Yanow describes
her as "one of the most consistently creative of all jazz singers."
Charlie Parker often
introduced Sheila as "the singer with the million dollar ears."
Sheila grew up in Summerhill, Pennsylvania, before returning to her birthplace of Detroit, Michigan in 1940, playing the piano and singing semi-professionally in jazz clubs. She was influenced by Charlie Parker and was part of a trio called Skeeter, Mitch and Jean (Skeeter Spight, Leroi Mitchell, Jordan was Jean), the group composed lyrics to Parker's arrangements. The trio would often attend Parker's Detroit gigs; Parker became acquainted with them and would ask them to sing.
Sheila is also a songwriter and is able to work in both bebop and free jazz. In addition to the musicians previously mentioned, she has recorded with the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band (TCB, ECM), MA Recordings, Cameron Brown, Carla Bley (Escalator over the Hill) and Steve Swallow (Home). In addition to Blue Note, she has led recordings issued by Eastwind, Grapevine, SteepleChase, ECM, Palo Alto, Blackhawk and Muse. In the UK she appeared with former John Dankworth Band vocal legend Frank Holder scatting virtuoso Be-bop heads in unison.
In 2012, Jordan received the highest honor in jazz music, the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Award. Her biography, Jazz Child: A Portrait of Sheila Jordan, came out in 2014, in time for Jordan's 86th birthday.
Sheila grew up in Summerhill, Pennsylvania, before returning to her birthplace of Detroit, Michigan in 1940, playing the piano and singing semi-professionally in jazz clubs. She was influenced by Charlie Parker and was part of a trio called Skeeter, Mitch and Jean (Skeeter Spight, Leroi Mitchell, Jordan was Jean), the group composed lyrics to Parker's arrangements. The trio would often attend Parker's Detroit gigs; Parker became acquainted with them and would ask them to sing.
Sheila is also a songwriter and is able to work in both bebop and free jazz. In addition to the musicians previously mentioned, she has recorded with the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band (TCB, ECM), MA Recordings, Cameron Brown, Carla Bley (Escalator over the Hill) and Steve Swallow (Home). In addition to Blue Note, she has led recordings issued by Eastwind, Grapevine, SteepleChase, ECM, Palo Alto, Blackhawk and Muse. In the UK she appeared with former John Dankworth Band vocal legend Frank Holder scatting virtuoso Be-bop heads in unison.
In 2012, Jordan received the highest honor in jazz music, the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Award. Her biography, Jazz Child: A Portrait of Sheila Jordan, came out in 2014, in time for Jordan's 86th birthday.
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