Stephanie Jordan Sings a Tribute to the Fabulous Lena Horne; Yesterday When I Was Young:  "Great lyrics permeate this beautifully rendered homage, and Jordan has the skill sets to do them justice—a voice that projects from a whisper to a scream, impeccable diction, dead-center pitch, fluid phrasing. Backed by a breathe-as-one 8-piece unit of top-shelf New Orleanians that sounds twice its size, and counterstated by a cohort of virtuoso soloists, she finds fresh, unfailingly swinging approaches to this well-traveled repertoire, melding into a personal argot elements garnered from such distinguished mentors as Shirley Horn, Abbey Lincoln, Nancy Wilson—and Lena Horne herself—while sounding like no one other than Stephanie Jordan. As she aptly puts it, "it's a tribute, not a copy." - Ted Panken    

Sylvain Music Notes -- The St. Croix Blue Bay Jazz Fest 2007 let loose a star-studded compact of New Orleans Jazz greats and the very best that St. Croix has on offer in a four-day long event from Thursday, November 15 to Sunday, November 18. Bridget Dawson, Executive Director of the Frederiksted Economic Development Association, proclaimed the festival the "best event in nearly 20-years on the island," touting the economic boom to the local downtown economy. …

NEW ORLEANS, April 8, 2008 On the heals of a stunning rendition of the national anthem performed during the 57th NBA All-Star Game with Grammy Award-winning jazz and classical saxophonist Branford Marsalis and internationally acclaimed guitarist Jonathan Dubose , jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan has been selected for recognition to New Orleans Magazine Jazz All-Stars for 2008. Critic Chris Rose proclaimed "Local chanteuse Stephanie Jordan set the anthem on a slow burn …

NEW ORLEANS (3/25/09) - A must see at this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell (April 24-26 & April 30-May 3) is New Orleans trumpeter Marlon Jordan. Jordan’s energized take on the classic Miles Davis Quintet sound takes place on opening day Friday, April 24 in the WWOZ Jazz Tent at 12:40 PM. The 2009 Jazz Fest celebrates 40 years of musical and cultural history at this year's star-studded event. The Marlon Jo …

A full house at the University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center Recital Hall reveled in the performance of special holiday concert by the New Orleans Ladies of Jazz; Stephanie Jordan, Germaine Bazzle, and Leah Chase in collaboration with the Music Alive Ensemble String Octet and Jazz Quintet this past Sunday, November 28, 2010. Primarily sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and under the direction of violinist Rachel Jordan,