Kim Jordan

“Whatever she wants you to feel, you feel. She’s captivating . . . she consumes you.”
Nina Killham, The Washington Post

“A fine vocalist and grand pianist with great spirit.”
Philip Elkwood, The San Francisco Examiner

“A woman who knows how to unleash the most distinctive songs.”
Geoffrey Himes, The Washington Post

Kim Jordan is a graduate of Howard University’s School of Fine Arts. Upon graduation she toured the world for 12 years with jazz musician Gil Scott Heron, receiving international acclaim for her live performances from publications such as The London Guardian, Time Out, The San Francisco Examiner, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, Billboard and Vibe Magazine.

Her Broadway credits include Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston’s production, “Mule Bone,” under the direction of Taj Mahal. Kim also assisted Taj Mahal in recording the “Mule Bone” soundtrack. She has performed with such notable artists as Roberta Flack, Stevie Wonder, Brenda Russell, Terri Lynn Carrington, Vanessa Williams and Meshell Ndegeocello.

KIM’sjazz collaborations include several performances at the “Jackie Robinson Jazz Festival,” along with Dr. Billy Taylor, Lionel Hampton, Wynton Marsalis and Take 6. She performed with Taj Mahal for President Clinton at “A Special Salute to NPR”as well as in the Fantasy Band with Noel Pointer, Lonnie Liston Smith and Dave Valentine. Other engagements have included the “Seaport Jazz Concert Series,” with Noel Pointer and Peter Moffett, “The Congressional Black Caucus’ Salute to Women in Jazz,” “The Women in Jazz Series,” Kennedy Center/D.C., The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. Theatre in Dallas, TX, and at the “New Orleans Jazz Festival.”

Kim’s music has been performed by a diverse group of artists, including Dianne Reeves, Kevin Eubanks, Gerry Gonzales and Billy Childs. She has worked as musical director, composer, producer, arranger and/or vocal coach for a number of Platinum and Grammy Award-winning recording artists and labels, including Pure Soul and MYA on Interscope Records, Dru Hill on Island Black Music, and Terri Dexter on Warner Brothers Records.