There is a version of this night I am already jealous of: dinner at Daryl Hall’s own club in Pawling, food from a kitchen doing steaks and seafood right, and Stanley Jordan on stage in a 300-seat room doing things with a guitar that make no sense until you understand he is essentially playing it like a piano. That is Wednesday, October 28 at Daryl’s House.
About Stanley Jordan
Jordan developed what the guitar world calls the touch technique — a two-handed tapping method rooted in his classical piano training that lets him play melody and chords simultaneously without ever strumming. The result is an independence between the two hands that simply does not exist in conventional guitar playing. His 1985 Blue Note debut, Magic Touch, spent 51 weeks at number one on Billboard’s jazz chart and went gold. It introduced a sound that had not existed before.
He has since taken that approach across more than 60 countries, earned four Grammy nominations, and collaborated with everyone from Art Blakey and Stanley Clarke to Dave Matthews Band. He holds a Princeton BA in music — where he studied composition and performed alongside Dizzy Gillespie — and is currently pursuing a master’s in music therapy at Arizona State University. The range is part of what makes him worth the drive.
About Daryl’s House
Daryl’s House sits at 130 NY-22 in Pawling, in the heart of the Hudson Valley. It is the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s own restaurant and live music club — a 300-capacity room with a sound system the venue describes as “killer” and an atmosphere that puts you at ease the moment you walk in. The kitchen turns out award-winning American cuisine: steaks, seafood, pasta, and sandwiches with Philly roots. Doors open at 5:00 PM — get there early, eat something, and find a good spot before the room fills up.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets for Stanley Jordan at Daryl’s House on Wednesday, October 28 are $33.84–$45.17. The show is all ages. Doors at 5:00 PM, music at 7:00 PM. Grab your tickets here.