Here, a short clip of Jourdan performing his signature Aerion for a great audience at Le Poisson Rouge as part of his duties as Goodwill Ambassador and Artist in Residence to the United Nation's Arts for Peace.

This toccata is a movement from Jourdan'sElements Suite for solo violin. Here performed as Jourdan accepts the Jefferson Award for his contribution to the American greater good.

Jourdan plays this crowd favorite original jazz tune here in full with pianist and perennial collaborator Karen Beluso.

The first-ever social entrepreneurship TEDx event featured a glut of talent, from Talia Leman to Dennis Whittle and Rebecca Kantar. Watch here as Jourdan tells his story and accompanies it with musical excerpts.

Every year, Columbia and ASCAP organize a prestigious competition to find a young composer to write the score for the  film festival's iconic trailer. This year, they chose Jourdan. Watch the 2012 trailer, directed by Daniel Zimbler, in full here.