JORDAN
POLLARD

Jordan Pollard is a jazz pianist originally from Minnesota, where she started gigging at age 15. During her undergrad studies, Jordan was fortunate to have opportunities to travel and perform including the Montreux Jazz Festival and the North Sea Jazz Festival, and take occasional lessons from pianists Billy Taylor, Kenny Werner, and George Cables. After completing an undergraduate degree in her hometown of Duluth, she moved to San Antonio TX where she gigged and taught ifrom 2006-2012. This included big band work down to dayshift duos at Jim Cullum's The Landing and everything in between. These years included an original works group called the San Antonio Jazz Workshop, as well as the King William Jazz Collective.

In 2012 Jordan relocated to Cincinnati OH to pursue graduate studies at the University of Cincinnati. During grad school she had the chance to work with an onslaught of guest artists from local legend's Clyde Brown and Matt Harris, to the eclectically creative Matt Wilson, to a run of shows and recording with the imitable Fareed Haque among others. As of late she can be seen regularly at the historic Netherland Plaza, The Härth Room, Schwartz’s Point Jazz & Acoustic Club, and Caffe Vivace.

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Jordan earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies from the University of MN-Duluth and a Masters of Music in Jazz Studies from UC's College-Conservatory of Music. She’s been composing since 2002 and thoroughly enjoys exploring her and others' compositions.