Sullivan Fortner

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    ​“He was the coolest,” Fortner says of Nat “King” Cole. “Didn’t break a sweat.”

    Blindfold Test: Sullivan Fortner

    Before taking a live Blindfold Test in Indianapolis during the American Pianists Association Awards last April, pianist…

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    The Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival features Diana Krall.

    The Gilmore Festival is Back

    Billed as “North America’s largest gathering of keyboard artists,” the 15th biennial Irving S. Gilmore…

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    Maria Schneider’s 1995 Monterey Jazz Festival commission Scenes From Childhood is streaming now.

    What To Stream, July 27-Aug. 2

    The summer livestream calendar has been slowing down, but here are five great events to check out online this week,…

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    Stream Sullivan Fortner’s live performance from Dizzy’s Club on May 27.

    What to Stream, May 25–31

    This week’s streaming highlights include Sullivan Fortner live at Dizzy’s Club in New York, another We Get To Talk…

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    The Sands Box

    What to Stream, April 26–May 3

    It’s a HUGE streaming week with International Jazz Day and Jazz Month celebrations aplenty: Norah Jones chats with…

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    Check out the Kenny Barron Trio on March 20.

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    SFJAZZ is set to stream duo performances by pianist Kenny Barron on Friday.

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    Bandleader Francisco Mela is set to stream a solo drum performance Friday via Soapbox Gallery.

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    Maria Schneider and Donny McCaslin are set to stream a Tuesday conversation.

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    A Thursday symposium is set to explore the work of late pianist Geri Allen.

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    Terri Lyne Carrington, who topped three categories in the 2020 DownBeat Critics Poll, is the first female instrumentalist to win the Jazz Artist of the Year category.

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    Vocalist Lauren Henderson collaborated with pianist Sullivan Fortner on The Songbook Session.

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    Wynton Marsalis and Jazz At Lincoln Center are set to host their annual gala online.

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    Pianist Carmen Staaf leads a trio on Woodland, an album that’s included as part of Newvelle Records’ fifth season of high-end LP releases.

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    John Scofield performs during a Beatles tribute at Umbria Jazz Winter in Italy.

    Umbria Goes Pop

    In contrast to the summer edition of the Umbria Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Winter in Orvieto, Italy, usually drives…

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    Sullivan Fortner draws on the history of pianism—from Chopin to Tatum and beyond—while still retaining his own unique voice.

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    Cécile McLorin Salvant performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 3.