Four-time Grammy Award-nominated guitarist Stanley Jordan performed an intricate version of the Led Zeppelin classic, Stairway to Heaven, then chatted about his unique approach to playing, saying he ...

A rare chance for musical fans in Hawaii to catch the amazing jazz artist, Stanley Jordan, as he plays at the Blue Note Hawaii in Waikiki through Sunday! Stanley is the pioneer of the “touch technique ...

Stanley Jordan came to down Sunday night, literally moments behind the birth of his granddaughter. “I'm in a great mood tonight!" he told the Dakota audience. He had been present for much of the birth ...

Princeton University graduate Stanley Jordan revolutionized jazz guitar in the 1980s, when he found a way to play melody, bass and chords at the same time by tapping strings with both hands. After a ...

Guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan returns to the Van Dyck with his massive array of chops and jaw-dropping technique that he stretches over a of myriad of genres, although it can all be traced back to ...

When you think of tapping as a guitar technique, naturally, one guitarist comes to mind: Eddie Van Halen. Stanley Jordan is best-known as a jazz guitarist, though that simple label undersells his ...

VAIL – In a moment of genuine respect, the crowd at Samana honed into silence as Stanley Jordan used both hands on the neck of his guitar to strike the notes of “Imagine” by John Lennon.As well known ...

Guitarist Stanley Jordan has been dazzling audiences since the mid-1980s with his innovative, two-hand tapping approach. His 1985 Blue Note Records debut, Magic Touch achieved commercial success and ...

Stanley Jordan vividly recalls learning of Jimi Hendrix’s death in 1970. A prodigiously talented 11-year-old when he learned the news, Jordan decided at that moment to switch from piano to guitar, and ...

The guitar has conquered the globe in part because it’s an incredibly versatile instrument, durable, portable and ready to serve as a vehicle for regional melodies and styles that get transferred to ...

Guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan has consistently displayed a chameleonic musical persona of openness, imagination, versatility and maverick daring. A classically trained pianist before playing guitar, ...