Sheila Jordan

[cliffpeterson]

Heard her last night in Kingston celebrating her 93rd birthday. Harvie S on bass and Alan Broadbent on piano. Sheila moved without help from a device, e.g., cane, or a person.  Concert was about 80 minutes.  She left the stage for 10 minutes to sit on a couch while Alan and Harvie did their thing.  Sheila stood while she sang and when she did not, she saw on a chair.  Pretty impressive.  Still had some vocal range and man she could still phrase and scat. 

[T.D.]

Excellent, thanks for the report.

I knew of the event, but Covid infections have been going batshit in Ulster County (where I'm a resident and Kingston is located), worse than last year at this time - see https://covid19.ulstercountyny.gov/dashboard/

Even though I'm vaccinated and got a booster 6 days ago, I've been chickening out of concerts and crowded venues.

[clifford_thornton]

1 hour ago, cliffpeterson said:

Heard her last night in Kingston celebrating her 93rd birthday. Harvey S on bass and Alan Broadbent on piano. Sheila moved without help from a device, e.g., cane, or a person.  Concert was about 80 minutes.  She left the stage for 10 minutes to sit on a couch while Alan and Harvey did their thing.  Sheila stood while she sang and when she did not, she saw on a chair.  Pretty impressive.  Still had some vocal range and man she could still phrase and scat. 

I was there too! It was superb. Have my booster scheduled for this week.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

sounds awesome

[Gheorghe]

Thanks for the report !

[sidewinder]

Sheila Jordan is incredible. I saw her once in a Western Canadian club in the depths of a severe Winter when it was blowing a blizzard and sub -30C outside. She seemed totally unfazed and was very warm in her stage manner. That was with Harvie S. too. Long may she continue gracing our stages.

Edited December 7, 2022 by sidewinder

[jlhoots]

I believe she's going to be on Live From Emmet's Place in January.

[cliffpeterson]

At the concert I was told that the show was being recorded and filmed as part of a documentary on Sheila. 

[BFrank]

My friends saw that show. Amazing she's still going. 

I saw her a few years ago at SFJAZZ with Cameron Brown

[HARVIE S]

Please note there's no such person Harvey S. the person that played bass with Sheila Jordan was H A R V I E  S

 

HARVIE S    No ey in Harv ie S

[mjzee]

18 minutes ago, HARVIE S said:

Please note there's no such person Harvey S. the person that played bass with Sheila Jordan was H A R V I E  S

 

HARVIE S    No ey in Harv ie S

Welcome!

[jazzbo]

Welcome!

Long may you and Ms. Jordan run.

[kh1958]

I saw her at the Caravan of Dreams in the 1980s, in a vocal/bass duet with Harvie S.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Sheila will be performing at the Mad Monkfish in Boston on December 16th. As an added bonus, she will have Yoko Miwa's great piano trio backing her. There will be a 7:00 & 9:00 show.

Try to buy tickets early and get a table near the stage. The Mad Monkfish is a restaurant as well as a jazz bar, so not everyone there is into the music - if you get my drift.

I wish I could make it. I have a prior commitment.

[cliffpeterson]

Finally reading Mark Stryker's "Jazz from Detroit".  He mentions there is a 25 minute video of Sheila Jordan from 1971. Cool. Found it on YouTube and for those who have not seen it:

 

Not a bad band. Jan Garbarek, Bobo Stenson, Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen. 

[clifford_thornton]

yeah, this is excellent. Thank you for passing it along.

[HARVIE S]

Harvie S not Harvey S      Please correct on this post.

Look at the Cd and see the correct spelling 

[mjzee]

Can an admin please change Harvie's spelling in the first post?

[JSngry]

Mr. Schwartz's request has now been accommodated.

[sonnymax]

17 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Mr. Schwartz's request has now been accommodated.

Actually, it's Swartz, or was. Maybe that's why he's gone by "S" for years.

[JSngry]

My apologies to Mr. Swartz.