Modern Jazz Masters: Rodney Jordan with the Ted Ludwig Trio

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Modern Jazz Masters: Rodney Jordan with the Ted Ludwig Trio The Green Room at Crosstown Arts Thursday, November 5th, 2026 Doors open at 7:00 PM | Show starts at 7:30 PM $25 in advance (plus fees) | $30 at the door | $10 student tickets PURCHASE TICKETS HERE The Ted Ludwig trio returns to the Green Room stage for the 2026 Modern Jazz Masters series, featuring bass great Rodney Jordan! RODNEY JORDAN Rodney Jordan is a native of Memphis, Tennessee where he grew up playing the bass in church and with his high school orchestra. He later studied music with Dr. London Branch, Alvin Fielder, and Andy Hardwick at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. During his college years, Jordan joined the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra where he served as Assistant Principal Bassist. After graduating, he became Chair of the String Department at the Dougherty County Public School and served as Principal Bassist with the Albany Symphony Orchestra in Albany, GA. Teaching has always been an important part of Mr. Jordan’s life and career. In addition to teaching strings in Dougherty County, he also taught in the DeKalb County School Systems. During his years in Georgia, Jordan served as a bass instructor at Darton College (part of the University System of Georgia) in Albany and at Georgia State University in Atlanta. While living in Atlanta, Jordan became one of the city’s most active jazz bassists, performing and recording with some of America’s finest jazz musicians, including Marcus Printup, Mulgrew Miller, James Williams, Milt Jackson, George Coleman, and Russell Gunn. He joined the faculty in the School of Music at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL in 2001 where he now holds a rank of Associate Professor of Jazz Studies. Jordan teaches jazz bass, jazz combo playing, music education classes, and a jazz styles class. Jordan joined the Marcus Roberts Trio in 2009. It was evident during that first official performance of the newly-formed trio at the…