Kim Jordan

Background Music:
Solo Piano:
I will provide solo piano background music befitting your event, i.e. cocktail parties, etc.

Solo Piano with Vocals:
I will provide background piano music with a tailored song list to fit your event.

Duo Instrumentals: I will provide the piano accompaniment with another instrument of your choosing, i.e. the guitar, flute, or a second singer.

Trio: I will provide 3 instrumental players or 2 instrumental players and 1 vocalist.

Quartet: I will provide 4 instrumental players or 3 instrumental players and 1 vocalist.

Quintet: I will provide 5 instrumental players or 4 instrumental players and 1 vocalist.

Sextet: I will provide 6 instrumental players or 5 instrumental players and 1 vocalist.

Big Band: You tell me what you are looking for and I will provide it.

Kim, a gifted artist, keyboardist, producer, composer, arranger, vocal coach, and promoter received her BA in music from Howard University. Upon graduation, Kim was immediately hired by and subsequently became musical director for the iconic jazz poet “Gil Scott Heron” until his death in 2011. She received International acclaim for her live performances from such publications as The London Guardian, The San Francisco Examiner, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, Vibe, and Billboard Magazines.

Kim has over 40 years of experience in the music industry and was the first signed artist with the Washington D.C.-based Record Company, ProSounity Music Label releasing 4 CD Projects and singles including, All for You, Full Circle, Uncommon, Dreams Detours, and Destinies.

Kim’s career to date includes her keyboard work on Broadway with Taj Mahal in the Zora Neale Hurston’s production, “MULE BONE” followed by a White House performance for President Bill Clinton saluting the anniversary of National Public Radio. She has performed with such notable artists as Roberta Flack, Stevie Wonder, Brenda Russell, Teri Lynn Carrington, Regina Carter, Common, and Me’shell Ndegeocello, and many others. Some of her Jazz performances have included the NYC Seaport Jazz Concert Series; The Congressional Black Caucus’ Salute to Women in Jazz; The Kennedy Center’s ‘Women in Jazz Series’, The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Theatre in Dallas, TX; The Detroit Opera House; The Detroit African American Museum; Syracuse Jazz Festival; and the New Orleans Jazz Festival to name a few. Other musical artists such as Dianne Reeves, Billy Childs, Regina Carter, Carla Cook, and Janet Williams have performed or recorded her compositions and arrangements.

Her compositions have also aired on TV shows such as “All My Children,” and the “CBS Morning Show.” She has written Jingles and Theme Songs for Organizations, Companies, and Churches including the JAG Aerobics DVD, The City of Richmond’s “Move On” Health Initiative, Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., Crossover Church as well as many others, along with scoring music for the Showtime Cable Network’s Young Black Film Makers Showcase Movie “Rain.”

She has worked as Musical Director, Composer, Producer, Arranger, and/or Vocal Coach for a number of Award-Winning Recording Artists and Labels, including Gil Scott Heron on XL Records, Pure Soul, and Mya on Interscope Records, Dru Hill on Island Black Music, and Terri Dexter on Warner Brothers Records.

As a former music teacher for the Washington, D.C. Public School System, she has received numerous awards including the prestigious ASCAP Music Award for composing and producing “We Must Be In Love” recorded by Interscope Recording Artist “Pure Soul”. She is also a recipient of the Urban Gospel Alliance and Urban Gospel Industry Awards for Best Female Artist and Producer of the Year in the Gospel-Jazz category. In December of 2008, Kim received her Master of Arts in Practical Theology from Regent University, and on September 30, 2001, she became an ordained Minster of the Gospel at Crossover Church in Hyattsville, MD, where she continues to serve as Minister of Music.

In (phone number hidden)9, Kim served as a guest conductor and facilitator for the Washington, DC Arts Organization’s “The Musicianship Master Class Series.” She has served as a Master Class Clinician for “The City of Liverpool Arts College” and “The Edge Hill University” in Ormskirk, England. She continues to tour with her production “My Tribute to Gil – A Musical Exposé” with repeat performances occurring in Washington, D.C., New York, London, Los Vegas, Baltimore, and Detroit. Her first Carnegie Hall appearance was with Toshi Reagon and Big Lovely in NYC, in May of 2021, she released her 4th CD Project entitled “Dreams Detours Destinies” and served as Musical Director for the DC Legendary Musicians Choir Concert during the Kennedy Center’s Summer Concert Series in July of 2021.

Currently, Kim is scheduled to perform and release her video production of “My Tribute to Gil” in the fall of 2023. She is also scheduled to release her 5th CD project, “Already Alright”, and “Hymns My Parents Loved” also on the ProSounity Music Label. She continues to serve as an International Co-Music Director for the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, Minister of Music for Crossover Church and remains a much sought-after Artist, Producer, Promoter, Music Director, Vocal Coach, Preacher, Teacher, and Clinician for Churches, Organizations, Record Labels, Artists, Conferences, Workshops and Special Events.

My technical requirements are determined by the needs and desires of the client and would be discussed when being hired for the event because every event is different. For instance, for a solo piano gig, the client may have their own piano and might prefer that I play what they have, or if the client does not have a sufficient keyboard, I would bring my own. Another scenario might involve me bringing my keyboard as well as my own AV (Sound Equipment) to the event. Whatever the needs are will be discussed with the client to determine what the best options might be for their event.