Jordan came to that place where almost every drummer comes too...wishing we picked up the flute instead. But bigger than the weight issue of our instrument is the deeper desire to play a melodic instrument. So he decided to learn how to play bass. He ate it up, with the ongoing tutelage of Manny Lanzot and Patrick Andriansiolonina (whew!). Well...he's a beast and I hope he joins my band. His instrument? A 1960's Fender Telecaster bass. Remember those? He has had only the best boutiques work on it and it is a collectors dream. How did he get it? Pastor Jason Alvarez (Love of Jesus Family Church, Orange NJ) owned it and heard I collected instruments. A buddy of mine told me he had one and I just started bothering him about it. Well, the generous man that Pastor Jason is, he gave it to me. In return, I passed it on to Jordan. He just recorded with it for the first time on Solomon Star's new CD (a gospel rapper from NYC).