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Marc Jordan has led a remarkable life, but as his new album Both Sides shows, he has a lot of stories left to tell, and music to make.

Both Sides is available April 5th, and Mar Jordan joins We Talk Music to talk this jazz inspired collection of pop classics and hidden gems.

• Marc Jordan talks how the song arrangements on Both Sides came to be
• We learn how many songs were under consideration to record
• How the science of finding the right songs to maximize his vocals happens
• We get a history of Marc Jordan including stories of his early days playing guitar for 60’s pop idol Bobby Vee
• Marc’s first days in California after moving to the west coast
• Hearing one of his songs on the radio performed by the legendary Diana Ross and eventually writing music with her
• How he met his talented wife, singer/songwriter Amy Sky
• The decision to move back to Canada
• An amazing Bette Midler story of her giving Marc Jordan a solo serenade of one of his songs
• A great tale of an interaction with Josh Groban

All this and so much more. It’s a fascinating show.

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