Jordan at keyboard

Jordan Klapman is, in a word, versatile: a pianist, silent film accompanist, bandleader, music director, composer, and a popular music lecturer.

One of Canada’s busiest silent film accompanists, pianist of The Wintergarten Orchestra, he teaches uniquely “edu-taining” courses on 20th century popular music at universities and learning centres throughout the Greater Toronto Area and beyond.

Pop Music Lecturer

Jordan music lecture

Over the past decade Jordan’s musical lectures have taken him across Canada and beyond. Diverse audiences and venues including Ryerson University’s LIFE Institute, The Miles Nadal JCC, The Koffler Centre, major synagogues throughout the GTA, numerous continuing education groups, music festivals, and an extensive number of public and private residences.

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Pianist

Ragtime, Stride, Traditional and Mainstream Jazz, Bossa Nova, R&B, Broadway show-tunes, The Great American Songbook, Soft Rock, his own original compositions: Jordan plays them all.

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Silent Film Accompanist

Jordan accompanies a silent film on piano

Jordan improvises to Stan Laurel’s solo performance in Kill or Cure, 1923

Jordan accompanies an Oliver Hardy silent film

Wings
Laugh clown laugh
The patsy

Recordings

Shine

Hot swinging tunes by Gershwin, Fats Waller, Rodgers & Hart,
Sidney Bechet, Eubie Blake, and more.

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What people are saying about Jordan Klapman and his bands:

“These musicians have such obvious love for every song in every genre they perform.”

“Their infectious enthusiasm just gets everybody up on the dance floor!”

“How is it possible to be virtuosos in everything from funk to pop to rock to R&B dance music? Jordan’s band is.”

“That singer knows more songs than I’ve ever heard of!”

“Jordan’s band will flip all preconceptions with their “all ages” selection of music.”