Jordan Bartow is an internationally touring cellist/improviser based in New York City. Noted for his “booming resonance” by icareifyoulisten.com, He is especially dedicated to the promotion, development, and performance of contemporary music. Jordan has appeared across the world championing contemporary music with groups such as the BlackBox Ensemble, Contemporaneous, Decoda, and Orange Road Quartet. Jordan also appears regularly as “side man” for singer-song writers and improvisers, as well as various interdisciplinary projects, from Broadway musicals such as RENT to jamming with artists such as The Indigo Girls, Irish singer Iarla o Lionaird, REM and more, Jordan loves making all kinds of noise around the world.

Jordan is the cellist of the Blackbox Ensemble, an award winning New York City-based contemporary music ensemble devoted to using new music as a platform to engage critically with the social and cultural issues of our time. Jordan has appeared with BlackBox Ensemble in performances across the United States in venues such as Roulette, The Smithsonian, The DiMenna Center, The Noguchi Museum, The Clark Art Institute, and many more. They have also appeared as artist in residence in such institutions as NYU, Florida University, Mannes, and more. During Jordan’s tenure with the group, Blackbox Ensemble has been a winner of the Mamlok Prize, featured on the Bang on a Can Long Play Festival, and has been featured in The New Yorker Magazine,Timeout New York, New Music USA, icareifyoulisten.com, Steve Smith’s Night after night, and Which Sinfonia.

An in-demand recording artist, Jordan has several self produced albums of new work and improvisations as well as several records playing with various groups on Sony Japan and a Nonesuch Records release due out soon.

Jordan is also the cellist of contemporary string Quartet Orange Road. During their brief time together they have enjoyed performances nationally and abroad, with recent performances in Italy and upcoming shows in NYC, the Netherlands, and residencies and performances at University of Florida, USC, and UC Davis to name a few. Their performance of “Tetras” by Iannis Xenakis was referred to as “Live Changing” by an audience member at their Italian debut performance.