Cigar Connoisseur and Jazz N Soul Music present Smoke and Soul featuring Jazz, R&B and Funk with the Dwayne Jordon Trio with special guest, national recording artist JoDavi after Dark. Sat. July 18th, 9p to 11:30pm at Tap & Vine Stone Crest, Ballantyne NC. Expect Wine and Cigar Pairings, Craft Cocktails and best Tapas and Small plates in the Charlotte Metro Area!

You've never experienced Ballantyne like this!

Dwayne Jordan Trio

Dwayne Jordan is a percussionist, arranger, and composer from Charlotte, North Carolina. Talented and skilled; his natural ear for the interpretation of rhythm and patterns gave him a distinctive ability to play the drums. He has shared the stage with hip-hop artist, Grammy award winning producers, Grammy award winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis, and jazz percussionist, Joe Chambers. Jordan has opened up for artists such as Maceo Parker, Ludacris, Donald Lawrence and several others.

JoDavi

Often referred to as “Mr. Maestro,” JoDavi fuses his soulful roots with his passion and schooling in orchestration to create live music that many call “Symphonic Soul;” a sound that likens to Earth Wind and Fire, the 5th Dimension, your favorite movie soundtrack, and his background in gospel, RnB, reggae, and funk.

JoDavi has opened for Grammy award winning artists India Arie, and Anthony Hamilton. He has also backed
renowned singer Alex Isley, and has shared stages with Jeremy Passion. As far as his own work goes, JoDavi has released over a dozen albums and singles, including his full length album, Zion, which he has premiered in New York, California, North Carolina, Georgia, and many other parts of the world including Israel, Paris, and South Africa, and his EP, the Vault, which features UK based singer-songwriter, Selina Albright.

Since JoDavi’s wife passed away in January of 2025, the overall sound of his music has changed somewhat; the lush Symphonic Soulful sounds are still there, but with more of an influence of a singer-songwriter vibe, not unlike Bill Withers, James Taylor, or Paul Simon. He also has more of an Afro-Soul sound as well, influenced by artists from his late wife’s country of origin, South Africa, and other East and West African sounds. This mixed in with his previous work simply provides the listener with an even more robust palette of both music and lyrical content.