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Matthew Jordan
Blues / Jazz / Soul / Alternative music

August 25th, 8 - 10 pm

Matthew Jordan live performances are really something special. The ability to be passionately into his music while playing and disarmingly vulnerable and open in between songs is rare, and Jordan has it a hundred times over. Whether performing with his band, as he frequently does at venues all over Southern California, or solo, as he will be on his upcoming Summer 2007 tour, Matthew forges an instant bond with his audience.

Of course, it helps that his songs have lyrics and themes to which everyone can relate. 'I’m On My Way' is an exuberant anthem to finally breaking out on your own, featuring percussive machine gun piano and an insanely catchy chorus. 'Eventually' is a plaintive prayer that a deep love will grow in a heart where none currently exists. That’s a sentiment that nearly everyone has shared at one time or another.

“Most of the time, I bleed my emotions out with the music first,” Matthew says. “I latch on to a feeling and just let it play through my fingers. Then the music tells me what the song is about… Sometimes the meaning of a song isn’t totally clear until weeks after its written.”

And sometimes those meanings are dark. Both 'Insomniac' and 'Scared of Love' are songs about suicide. 'Insomniac' is about the failed attempt of a high school friend to kill himself over a broken romance. 'Scared of Love' hits even closer to home, written for a beloved uncle who tragically took his own life in 2005.

But mostly, Matthew’s music has a hopeful edge to it. “I try to keep my eye on the big picture,” he muses. “There’s something pretty overwhelming about being an ant on a marble floating in a random corner of an infinite cosmos. That makes it kinda hard for me to take myself too seriously.”

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