Cellist Jordan Gunn, is a prize-winning Eastman trained musician, currently in fellowship at the New World Symphony in Miami, FL. Prior to this she regularly performed in the New York area, often joining the Buffalo Philharmonic, Glimmerglass Opera Festival, and Syracuse Orchestra, among others. She has held the position of principal cello with The New World Symphony, The Orchestra Now, The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and the Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra under the batons of Michael Tilson Thomas, David Zinman, Stéphane Denève, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Manfred Honeck. She has had the privilege to work with renowned soloists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Gil Shaham, Augustin Hadelich, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Mandy Patinkin, and her parents Nathan and Julie Gunn.

With a passion for new works, Jordan has performed and workshopped with the New York City based SEM Ensemble, Beth Morrison Projects, and Eastman’s Musica Nova. In the 25/26 season alone, Jordan performed in premieres by Carlos Simon, Michael Abels, Sarah Kirkland Snyder, Kevin Puts, and Jennifer Higdon. She loves music that tells stories, which prompted her to co-create, direct, and perform in ‘The Yellow Wallpaper in Concert’; a multimedia performance depicting the short story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, produced by and performed at the New World Symphony in April 2026.

Some recent highlights include leading the NWS cello section on Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in Michael Tilson Thomas’ final conducting performance in 2025. She also performed principal cello in the premiere of Birds of America by Scott Wheeler featuring Gil Shaham at Carnegie Hall, and appeared in the 2023 film MAESTRO by Bradley Cooper on Netflix, conducted by Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 

During her studies at Eastman, with Steven Doane and Rosemary Elliott, Jordan won the prestigious Performer's Certificate along with her Bachelor's degree, as well as the John Celentano Award for Excellence in Chamber Music and the Glenn and Francis Harris Cello Prize. 

Outside of performing, Jordan also loves to promote informed listening of classical music, which prompted her to co-create the podcast Class Half Full with her husband Ben Dettelback. 

She currently plays on a beautiful cello made by Marco Coppiardi in 2016, an exact replica of the Amati King Cello.