1. Edward "Kidd" Jordan was an American jazz saxophonist and music educator from New Orleans, Louisiana.
15 Facts About Kidd Jordan
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Kidd Jordan taught at Southern University at New Orleans from 1974 to 2006.
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Kidd Jordan read transcribed solos in Down Beat magazine but learned Parker's music by ear.
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Kidd Jordan majored in music education at Southern University in Baton Rouge, attending the school at the same time as his brother-in-law, Alvin Batiste.
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Kidd Jordan originally planned to become a classical alto saxophonist.
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Kidd Jordan performed on tenor, baritone, soprano, alto, C-melody and sopranino saxophones, as well as contrabass and bass clarinets.
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Kidd Jordan indicated a preference for playing "outside" music on tenor, because he closely associated the alto with his earlier study of classical repertoire, tone, and technique.
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Kidd Jordan taught Donald Harrison and Branford Marsalis while the two were teenagers, and was an instructor at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.
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One of Kidd Jordan's students was trombonist Charles Joseph, who would go on to co-found the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
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In 2006, Kidd Jordan lost his home and most of his possessions during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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In 2007, Kidd Jordan went west with Alvin Fielder and William Parker to play with Prince Lasha and John Handy in The Eddie Gale All Star band for the San Jose Jazz Festival.
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On November 7,2010, Kidd Jordan was Inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame in an event at Montrele's Bistro in New Orleans.
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Kidd Jordan had seven children, all of whom he taught music to.
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Kidd Jordan's son Kent Jordan is a jazz flautist and another son, Marlon Jordan, is a jazz trumpeter.
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Kidd Jordan's daughter Stephanie Jordan is a jazz vocalist and another, Rachel Jordan, is a classical violinist.