Ronny Jordan

England

Born: 29 November 1962

Years Active: 90

Genres: Jazz, Electronic, R&B

Styles: Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz/Groove, Jazz-Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Acid Jazz, Dance, Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, R&B/Soul, Jazz-Funk, Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz

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One of the acid jazz movement's most prominent guitarists, London-born Ronny Jordan is widely credited with returning the instrument to its rightful place as a major force in modern-day jazz; despite outcries from purists, few other artists of his era proved more pivotal in knocking down the long-immutable boundaries of contemporary black music. The son of a preacher, Jordan's early musical history was rooted in gospel; his first public performances were with gospel groups, but the outbreak of Brit-funk during the early '80s led him to begin ex...

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