A man playing the saxophone in a dimly lit room with a piano and a large light panel above him.

Discography

As Leader

2027 Album TBD, Q1 2027

2025 Survival of the Fittest,   Origin Records (May 16)

2024 Deep in the Soil, Origin Records (April 19)

2023 Metamorphosis (self released), February 24

2022 Nomad, Origin Records 

2021 I Am Not A Virus, Big Round Records, PARMA Recordings

  • 2026 Something’s Gotta Give, La Reserve Records, Q4 2026

    2023 Half Moon  -Lisa Sung (self-released), January 20

    2021 Stages of Han  (single) - (self-released)

    2021 Dashing, Vol. 2, Navona Records 

    2021 Art From Darkness - M. Brooks (saxophone soloist)

    2020 All Figured Out -- Derek Brown (Music Director, Saxophone Soloist)

    2019 Catfish and the Man -- Catfish and the Man (arranger and saxophone soloist)

    2018 Shades of Us - Melvin Knight and the Amber Sky (Arranger, Saxophonist)

    2016 Uganda Meets Jazz - Ivan Akansiima 

    2016 Jazz Piano Concerto - Stephen Rush, Envoi Recordings 

    2014 Standing Stone - Mark Simpson (saxophone soloist)

  • 2024 Karpathia, Kendra Wheeler (BirdSongs), Fall 2025

    2023 Aurora, Jeremy Wilson (As the Willow Tree Grows), November 9

    2021Convergence, Zenith Saxophone Quartet (Into the Darkness)

    • Derek Brown - All Figured Out

      • I conducted the Holland Concert Jazz Orchestra, string quartet, Brazilian percussion ensemble, and served as a saxophone soloist for Derek Brown’s album “All Figured Out.” 

      • Role: Music Director/saxophonist

    • Half Moon

      • Lisa Sung’s record, Half-Moon saw me playing saxophone for my close friend Lisa Sung. I also contributed my arrangement of Arirang. 

      • Role: Saxophonist, arranger

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  • "VanHemert, who has been releasing albums for the past five years, is certainly a notable musician. Especially if you are a fan of jazz in Korea, you need to take a closer look at his work”

    — Hwang Deok-ho - MMJazz (Korea)

  • "The newest release from Jordan VanHemert not only showcases how technically gifted he is on the saxophone but also showcases the depth of his personal life….Sparkling phrases with silences in between will catch the audience's attention. Here is the musical expression of what it means to be alive.

    —The Walkers (Japan)

  • "In many ways, this album feels like a gift to life itself. There's not a trace of bitterness or darkness here; instead, VanHemert smiles at the world through radiant compositions, where friendship among the musicians acts as a golden thread woven invisibly between them. The result is a kind of musical alchemy one that blooms across the record with ever-growing inventiveness, imbuing the album with a sense of springlike renewal. "

    —Thierry de Clemensat - Paris Move

Jordan’s Take on Recording Music

Recording is one of the ways that we preserve music and leave an artistic legacy. It is really fun to get a chance to fulfill an artistic intention, whether it’s my own or someone else’s, from beginning to end. 

When I record as a support musician, it’s my goal to provide someone the best 

When someone reaches out, I love to set up an initial conversation about the music and the bandleader’s vision. After that, I learn the music and rehearse, even if just with the bandleader. If I’m composing or arranging for the album, I like to try to get a feel for that artist’s style. When we hit the studio, I perform the music as efficiently as possible. I know budgets are limited and time is money, so efficiency is key.