Jordan Klapman
Jordan is a versatile pianist, band leader, accompanist, vocalist and composer with more than twenty years experience performing in venues across Canada, the U.S. and Caribbean.
Jordan’s first love is the music of 1930′s Harlem; the era of ‘Fats’ Waller,
Duke Ellington and the great ‘Stride’ piano players whose upbeat style rocked the Cotton Club.
Jordan’s influences and abilities extendwell beyond the idioms of Jazz and Swing, and include Latin, Broadway, Klezmer,Country, Rock, and Motown.
Bands
Jordan heads several popular Jazz Duos & Combos featuring vocalists, guitar, second piano, and reeds.
Jordan’s Trios and Quartets feature piano, bass drums, vocals, sax and guitar.
Klapman’s Klezmer Band performs this joyous Jewish music in the Yiddish, Israeli, and Sephardic traditions.
Discography
Jordan’s recording projects include the JUNO Award-nominated Yiddish folk song album, ‘A Feygele Zingt’, and the newly released country album ‘One Kiss Closer to Heaven