JON GORDON

Post Bop / Hard Bop / Progressive Big Band • United States
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A native New Yorker, saxophonist and composer Jon Gordon was born into a musical family and began playing at age ten. In addition to private saxophone studies he attended Performing Arts High School and won numerous competitions, including the Julius Grossman, Goldman Band, and Performing Arts Concerto competitions. This led to performances as a soloist with the Julius Grossman orchestra, Goldman Band and the Performing Arts Orchestra. In his mid-teens Jon’s love for Jazz was sparked after a friend played him a Phil Woods record. He began sitting in regularly with Eddie Chamblee at Sweet Basil and started lessons with Phil Woods. From 1984-88 he attended Manhattan School of Music. During this time Jon began sitting in with Charles McPherson, Doc Cheatham, Phil Woods, Mike Stern, Jacky Terrason, and others, as well as working professionally with Red Rodney, Roy Eldridge, Barney Kessel, Al Grey, Eddie Locke, Mike LeDonne, Mel Lewis, Doc read more...
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JON GORDON Beginnings And Endings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Beginnings And Endings
Post Bop 1989
JON GORDON The Jon Gordon Quartet album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Jon Gordon Quartet
Hard Bop 1992
JON GORDON Ask Me Now album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ask Me Now
Hard Bop 1995
JON GORDON Witness album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Witness
Post Bop 1996
JON GORDON Along the Way album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Along the Way
Post Bop 1997
JON GORDON Currents album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Currents
Post Bop 1998
JON GORDON The Things We Need album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Things We Need
Hard Bop 1999
JON GORDON Possibilities album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Possibilities
Post Bop 2000
JON GORDON Jon Gordon / Bill Charlap : Contrasts album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jon Gordon / Bill Charlap : Contrasts
Post Bop 2001
JON GORDON The Things You Are album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Things You Are
Post Bop 2006
JON GORDON Jon Gordon, Rich Perry, Dave Schnitter, Michael Weiss, Jay Anderson, Joe Farnsworth : SteepleChase Jam Session Volume 24 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jon Gordon, Rich Perry, Dave Schnitter, Michael Weiss, Jay Anderson, Joe Farnsworth : SteepleChase Jam Session Volume 24
Post Bop 2007
JON GORDON Within Worlds album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Within Worlds
Post Bop 2007
JON GORDON Evolution album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Evolution
Progressive Big Band 2009
JON GORDON The Jon Gordon Trio ‎: Jazz Standards album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Jon Gordon Trio ‎: Jazz Standards
Post Bop 2016
JON GORDON Answer album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Answer
Post Bop 2019
JON GORDON Stranger Than Fiction album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Stranger Than Fiction
Post Bop 2021
JON GORDON 7th Ave South album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
7th Ave South
Post Bop 2024

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JON GORDON Spark album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Spark
Hard Bop 1995

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