Chicago native Kimberly Gordon has been a part of the national jazz scene for over ten years, playing top venues and receiving high acclaim from critics and musicians. During her four-year stint in New York City, Kimberly's sang at The Village Vanguard, Bradley's and Sweet Basil and regularly at Smalls and Cleopatra's Needle. She shared the stage with jazz greats including Roy Hargrove, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Wynton Marsalis and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Betty Carter, Marcus Roberts, Captain Jack McDuff, Von Freeman, and others. San Francisco and the Bay Area jazz fans were dazzled when Kimberly sang at the Club Deluxe,Café du Nord, Club Jazz and others.
In her hometown, Kimberly performs regularly at the Chicago Jazz Festival and at all the hot spots including The Jazz Showcase, Katerina's, The Hot House, Andy's Jazz and The world renowned Green Mill Lounge where she has been holding court for nine years on Thursdays with The Swing Shift Orchestra and seven years on Sunday nights (a coveted spot), now featuring her Hammond B-3 Organ Trio with Chris Foreman on the B-3, and Andy Brown on guitar.
Most recently Kimberly has been showcasing her American Composer and Lyricist Series, and Jazz Masters Series. Coinciding with the aforementioned birthdays, she takes the listener on a historical journey through their life and music. George and Ira Gershwin featuring the libretto Porgy and Bess, Harold Arlen, Duke Ellington, T. Monk, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Carmen McCrae are just a small sampling of artists celebrated.
Whenever the Kimberly Gordon Trio performs, Kimberly literally holds a jazz clinic: she has a unique talent that allows her to sing and tutor her audience simultaneously. She alternates her singing with rich explanations of each song's origin, its context within a particular film, or its relevance within jazz history. Most importantly, she swings hard...very hard!
Kimberlys' sound reflects the old school style of delivering standards. She is deeply rooted in the ways of the masters always true to the melody as written; this separates her from the rest.
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