Up & Coming
Desiree Jordan
“She has the grace of Vanessa [Williams], the
timeless beauty of Lena [Horne], and the feistiness of Dorothy [Dandridge]. Not
only could she perform at the Grammys, but she could present at the Oscars.” Those words were expressed by Dr. Wesley A.
Boyd; legendary music director and vocal coach to musical powerhouses such as
Patti LaBelle, and Yolanda Adams when describing the presence that is pianist,
and vocalist Desiree Jordan.
Desiree Jordan (pronounced des ah ree) 24, is a
native of Silver Spring, MD; and spent time developing her musical prowess as a
member of the renowned Washington Performing Arts Society’s Children of the
Gospel youth choir, and has performed on famed stages from ‘The John F. Kennedy
Center’ and ‘Zanzibar on the Waterfront’ in Washington, DC; to ‘Greenhouse,’
‘Comix Theater,’ and ‘B.B. Kings Blues Club’ in New York City.
Desiree is the founder and managing partner of
DeseJo Entertainment, an all-encompassing entertainment company which works
with the branding, development and promoting of artists, including
international sensation, Que (formerly of VH1's 'Making the Band 4' and the
R&B group Day 26). She is also a member vocalist of the revamped Roy Ayres
Music Project (R.A.M.P); an American soul/jazz band of the 70’s whose music works
have been sampled by R&B notables such as Erykah Badu, and Q-Tip from a
Tribe Called Quest. When she is not performing with her band DeseJo, Desiree is
connecting with audiences in an effort to “Keep Good Music Alive!”
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