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Infobox musical artist| name = Ronny Jordan| image =| caption =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Ronald Laurence Albert Simpson| birth_date = birth date and age|1962|11|29|df=yes| birth_place = London , England | death_date =| death_place =| instrument = guitar | genre = Jazz , acid jazz , smooth jazz | occupation = Singer-songwriter , musician , artist , activist | years_active = 1992–present| label = 4th & B'way Records|4th & Broadway , Island Records | associated_acts =| website = URL| http://www.ronnyjordan.com/| notable_instruments = Ronny Jordan (born Ronald Laurence Albert Simpson on 29 November 1962 in London , England ) is a guitarist at the forefront of the acid jazz movement at the end of the twentieth century.cite web|title =Ronny Jordan: Biography |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |publisher=Allmusic| url =Allmusic|class=artist|id=p10914|pure_url=yes | accessdate =2010-04-09 Additionally, Jordan can be included in several other jazz genres such as urban jazz , jazz funk , crossover jazz , and smooth jazz . He came to prominence after being featured on Guru (rapper)|Guru 's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 , which saw release in 1993. He was also one of the artists whose recordings are featured on Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool — a compilation album released in 1994 to benefit the Red Hot Organization .
Ever since the release of 1992's The Antidote (Ronny Jordan album)|The Antidote , recordings from Jordan have been a mainstay on a variety of Billboard magazine|Billboard charts. He has also been the recipient of many awards, including The MOBO Best Jazz Act Award as well as Gibson Guitar Best Jazz Guitarist Award . His 2000 release, A Brighter Day , was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Contemporary Jazz Album category.
Jordan's song "The Jackal" (from his 1993 album The Quiet Revolution ) gained prominence when C. J. Cregg Lip sync|lip-synched it in an episode of The West Wing (TV series)| The West Wing .
Discography
The Antidote (Ronny Jordan album)|The Antidote (1992)
The Quiet Revolution (1993)
Light to Dark (1996)
A Brighter Day (2000)
Off the Record (2001)
At Last (2003)
After 8 (2004)
The Rough and the Smooth (2009)
Others
Bad Brothers Remix mini-album with DJ Krush (1994)
Ronny Jordan Collection (2002)
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.ronnyjordan.com/ Official site
http://www.obnoxiouslisteners.com/album/a-brighter-day-ronny-jordan/ Obnoxious Listener's Review of A Brighter Day
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