Jordan Rudess was born on November 4, 1956 in Great Neck, New York, USA. He is a keyboard player, composer and multi-instrumentalist, and has been the keyboardist for the progressive metal band
Dream Theater since 1999. Before joining the band, he played with Dream Theater's guitarist
John Petrucci and drummer
Mike Portnoy along with bassist
Tony Levin of
King Crimson in the instrumental progressive group Liquid Tension Experiment.