“Making” Series Ed. 1 - Making Music with Jordan McLean

Jordan in a quiet backstage moment (and the Silver Cat high tops!) before playing the Van Morrison tribute at Carnegie hall. March 2019.

Jordan in a quiet backstage moment (and the Silver Cat high tops!) before playing the Van Morrison tribute at Carnegie hall. March 2019.

Welcome to the first edition of Le Mondeur’s “Making” series, where we speak with artists and others in the public eye about their respective crafts and, of course, shoes!

In this first edition, we talk about making music with Jordan McLean, who is a NY-based trumpeter and composer and, as it were, the Chief Ambassador for Le Mondeur. Be sure to check out links to the tunes featured in the interview below. Happy listening!

A little more about Jordan

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Jordan McLean is a New York City-based composer, arranger, bandleader, trumpeter, producer and educator. McLean has been active in the professional music world since 1992, having performed, recorded and collaborated with a multitude of musicians, ensembles, and performance organizations in studios and at festivals and concert halls around the world. He was raised in Hell's Kitchen on the west side of Manhattan and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their dog, Rita Loup. He co-founded System Dialing Records in 2010 with Amir Ziv. See also https://www.jordanmcleannyc.com/

Kickin’ it on tour in Italy with Jovanotti for Lorenzo Live 2018.

Kickin’ it on tour in Italy with Jovanotti for Lorenzo Live 2018.

Listen to the tunes from the Interview

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Click on link to open song in Spotify.

“So Fly” - Directors

“Rising to the Top” - Directors

“Queen Mother” - ARMO

“Beauty of Innocence” - ARMO

Music Videos

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Playing trumpet on tour with Antibalas in Brazil.

Playing trumpet on tour with Antibalas in Brazil.