SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – He’s Hispanic, California-born and Georgia-raised specializing in jazz genres from the big band era of the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s.
WSAV’s Tina Tyus-Shaw recently met Jordan Hernandez during the Savannah Jazz Festival jam session. Jordan wanted to perform with local jazz icons and visiting musicians.
In a conversation one September night at the DeSoto in Savannah, Tina told him to go for it. So, Jordan stepped up and asked Savannah jazz legend Teddy Adams if he could perform.
Teddy gave him a chance and was impressed. In today’s Friday Wind Down, you will be too.
Jordan recently recorded his debut album Keep on Smiling . You can meet him at his album release party at the Kimpton Brice Hotel in Savannah on November 3. Visit www.wsav.com/jordanhernandez for more information.
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