Jordan is a founding member and director of Lone Piñon, a creative collective dedicated to regionally-relevant musical traditions of Northern New Mexico, particularly the repertoire of endemic dance music learned from elder musicians. Learn more about Lone Piñon’s work through the videos below or on www.lonepinon.com.
A malagueña from the repertoire of Juan Reynoso, a clip from Cody Edison’s 2018 documentary “En Donde Los Bailadores…”
Jordan Wax and Lone Piñon (Noah Martinez, tololoche; Greg Glassman, guitar; Leticia Gonzales, violin) perform El Corrido de Juan Charrasqueado.
Cody Edison’s 2018 documentary about Lone Piñon’s work with regional music and dance traditions.
A demonstration of the genres of Northern New Mexico fiddle and accordion dance repertoire, accompanied by Noah Martinez (bajo quinto).
From the repertoire of Flaco Jimenez, performed in 2019 in San Diego, CAn with Noah Martinez (bajo quinto) and Tanya Nuñez (upright bass).
“Cuatro Vidas,” the title track of Lone Piñon’s 2023 release on Jalopy Records.
A short documentary produced by the International Museum of Folk Art as part of the Música Buena exhibit.
Mentor Tomas Maes shares his experiences with traditional music in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Northern New Mexico Spanish.
Bilingual video for a verse from an original corrido, composed in 2021 about the struggle of santafesinos to save a community mural in the face of a multi-million dollar tourism project.
Original coplas in the style of a Northern New Mexican entriega to introduce a virtual video performance in the early pandemic. This melody was used for entregas de los novios in the area of Chimayó, New Mexico.