, ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁May er ▁T rio . ▁Jordan ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁current ▁Art istic ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Jazz ▁Foundation ▁of ▁America ▁alongside ▁Me eg an ▁V oss . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Jordan ▁attended ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁High ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Art , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Jordan ▁was ▁a ▁te en ager ▁when ▁he ▁first ▁played ▁in ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder ' s ▁band . ▁Later , ▁he ▁played ▁drums ▁for ▁the ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live ▁band ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Jordan ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁" 2 4 th ▁Street ▁Band " ▁which ▁had ▁great ▁success ▁in ▁Japan . ▁When ▁John ▁Bel ush i ▁and ▁Dan ▁A yk ro yd ▁tou red ▁as ▁The ▁Blues ▁Brothers ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Jordan ▁was ▁their ▁drum mer , ▁and ▁recorded ▁on ▁their ▁resulting ▁album , ▁cred ited ▁as ▁Steve ▁" Get d wa " ▁Jordan . ▁He ▁did ▁not , ▁however , ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁drums ▁for ▁Paul ▁Sh af fer ' s ▁World ' s ▁Most ▁D anger ous ▁Band ▁on ▁Late ▁Night ▁with ▁David ▁Let ter man ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 - 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁X - P ensive ▁W inos ▁and ▁Ch uck ▁Ber ry ▁▁▁ ▁Jordan , ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁Sh af fer ▁al umn us ▁Anton ▁Fig , ▁appeared