Steve Jordan is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, musical director and producer from the Bronx in New York City.
He first played in Stevie Wonder’s band when he was a teenager, later, he played drums for the Saturday Night Live band in the 1970s. Jordan toured as The Blues Brothers in the early 1980s, and he was their drummer. He also played drums for Paul Shaffer’s World’s Most Dangerous Band on Late Night with David Letterman from 1982-1986;
He toured with Keith Richards and is a member of the John Mayer’s Trio, along with the bassist Pino Palladino and guitarist-singer John Mayer. The group was formed in 2005 by Mayer as a deviation from his pop-acoustic career, the trio released the record Try! the same year.