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Jordan Rudess (born November 4, 1956) is a Julliard trained keyboardist most famously known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater.
Jordan was recognized by his 2nd grade teacher as an exceptional piano player, and was immediately given professional tuition to enhance his prodigious talents. By the age of nine he entered the prestigious Julliard School of Music Pre-College Division for classical piano training, but by his late teens he had grown increasingly interested in synthesizers and progressive rock music. Against the advice and wishes of his parents and tutors, he decided to turn away from classical piano and try his hand as a solo prog rock keyboardist.
After performing in various projects during the 1980s, he gained national attention in 1994 when he was voted “Best New Talent” in the Keyboard Magazine readers’ poll after the release of his Listen solo album.Two of the bands who took notice of the up and coming young star were The Dixie Dregs and Dream Theater, both of whom invited him to join their respective bands. Jordan chose the Dregs primarily because being a part time member of the band would have less of an impact on his young family, a choice he wasn’t given with Dream Theater.
During his time with the Dregs, Jordan formed a so-called “power duo” with drummer Rod Morgenstein. The genesis of this pairing occurred when a power outage caused all of the Dregs’ instruments to fail except Jordan’s, so he and Rod improvised with each other until power was restored and the concert could continue.
Jordan was recognized by his 2nd grade teacher as an exceptional piano player, and was immediately given professional tuition to enhance his prodigious talents. By the age of nine he entered the prestigious Julliard School of Music Pre-College Division for classical piano training, but by his late teens he had grown increasingly interested in synthesizers and progressive rock music. Against the advice and wishes of his parents and tutors, he decided to turn away from classical piano and try his hand as a solo prog rock keyboardist.
After performing in various projects during the 1980s, he gained national attention in 1994 when he was voted “Best New Talent” in the Keyboard Magazine readers’ poll after the release of his Listen solo album.Two of the bands who took notice of the up and coming young star were The Dixie Dregs and Dream Theater, both of whom invited him to join their respective bands. Jordan chose the Dregs primarily because being a part time member of the band would have less of an impact on his young family, a choice he wasn’t given with Dream Theater.
During his time with the Dregs, Jordan formed a so-called “power duo” with drummer Rod Morgenstein. The genesis of this pairing occurred when a power outage caused all of the Dregs’ instruments to fail except Jordan’s, so he and Rod improvised with each other until power was restored and the concert could continue.
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Rhythm of Time
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The Road Home
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Feeding the Wheel
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4NYC
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Beyond Tomorrow
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Just the Same
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Tear Before The Rain
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Shoutbox
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IslandRock wrote:
A wizard on the piano :)
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Ni1985 wrote:
Quantum Soup ..........HBD :))
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StineCHK wrote:
Happy birthday! :D
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kuladeandahalf wrote:
i hope when i'm bald i'm still as cool as this badass motherfucker.
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PianoWizard wrote:
YOU ARE THE WIZARD. YOU ARE MY ULTIMATE INFLUENCE AND MOTIVATOR. YOUR INCREDIBLE UNTOUCHABLE DESIGN STYLE OF KEYBOARD WIZARDRY MOTIVATES ME TO REACH THE HIGHEST LIMITS AND BEYOND.
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APostmodernist wrote:
True-true, Maestro's YouTube channel rocks :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fp1bRWfEgM
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MelodeathAddict wrote:
I love his youtube account [2] JCRUDESS FTW! :D Gotta love the wizard.
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L-Zep wrote:
I love his youtube account
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CircusParanoia wrote:
If you like Jordan Rudess and progressive rock, then you should press on http://www.last.fm/music/Circus+Paranoia and check out the music!
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spacepappy wrote:
Rudess is a great musician, so much talent.
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blitox wrote:
Is a Machine
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Mork_Laerer wrote:
I think he is the best pianist/keyboardist in the world, now.
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ShatteredFlame wrote:
1st time in a live show where the keyboardist was actually really impressive to watch. Great musician.
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Ronnie11 wrote:
Jordan is god among Keyboard players...
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takayi wrote:
Pure awsmeness.
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Mac_Tonight wrote:
He says 'rood-ess' so chances are it's probably that :P
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Prognosis_X wrote:
How do you pronounce his last name? Is it ROOD-ESS or is it simply ROODS. or neither?
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maxiJ wrote:
new album's on my blog :D
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ProgresiveLanD wrote:
Helloww im jordhann rudessh and nobodyhs play keyboardsh more fastersh than mehhhh *playing 10000000 boring keyboard notes per second*
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JoshCIVM wrote:
New album's on CD Baby! Check it out!
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FOR SALE: Jordan's original MiniMoog model D!
8 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/Jordan Rudess
Ever wanted to own not only a vintage piece of musical equipment, but one owned and played by Jordan Rudess?Here's your chance!Jordan is selling his original MiniMoog Model D on eBay! Jordan will sign. …
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