Jordana Greenberg is a violinist, songwriter, composer, and ensemble leader whose work bridges classical performance, original chamber music, and cross-genre innovation. Her career reflects a 21st-century approach to violin artistry, in which classical training coexists with improvisation, songwriting, and community-driven projects.
Greenberg’s classical foundation includes intensive study with renowned pedagogues Miriam Fried and Mimi Zweig, as well as years of orchestral, chamber, and recital performance. Based in Cincinnati, she performs widely as a chamber musician and collaborator, moving fluently between traditional repertoire and new work.
As the founding violinist, primary songwriter, and arranger of Harpeth Rising, Greenberg spent more than a decade building an internationally touring ensemble that fused classical chamber technique with original songwriting, three-part vocal harmony, and a distinctive chamberfolk aesthetic. With Harpeth Rising she released six albums and cultivated a devoted following. The ensemble toured extensively throughout North America and performed at major festivals in the U.S., Australia, the U.K., Europe, and Asia, including Brevard Music Festival, Festival Mozaic, and the Kerrville Folk Festival.
Harpeth Rising also toured through the U.S. State Department’s American Music Abroad program, performing and teaching throughout Southeast Asia, and appeared as soloists with orchestras performing Greenberg’s original works in symphonic settings.
“Stunning performances...their brilliant musicianship and irresistible love of music is already opening up doors for a new generation of musicians and listeners.”
Greenberg is the co-founder of Continuo, a Cincinnati-based chamber initiative with cellist Diana Flores, dedicated to meaningful, relevant programming with a low barrier to access. Continuo presents recitals in duo, quartet, and trio configurations, as well as collaborations with singers and bluegrass musicians that explore connections between classical, folk, and improvising traditions.
In southern Indiana, Greenberg created PaoliFest, a multidisciplinary music and arts festival that evolved into PaoliFest: Echoes, an ongoing concert series presenting intimate, high-quality performances in rural communities.
She is also artistic director of Let Music Speak, a nonprofit dedicated to creating community, empowering youth, and addressing community health through the lens of the arts.
Greenberg maintains an active performing career that spans orchestral work, chamber music, studio recording, and collaborations with bands across klezmer, jazz, folk, and rock.