Feb 25, 2025 11:30 AM
Sullivan Fortner’s Path to Artistry
Every week at the Village Vanguard fosters its own sound. No one really knows how the music might evolve by Sunday, but…
“You’ve got to trust that inner child, keep exploring, even though people think it’s wrong,” says Fortner.
Feb 25, 2025 11:30 AM
Every week at the Village Vanguard fosters its own sound. No one really knows how the music might evolve by Sunday, but…
Pianist Sullivan Fortner is one of this year’s nominees for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
Nov 12, 2024 1:03 PM
The official 2025 Grammy nominations have been announced with a slate of 94 categories. Here, we’ll focus on jazz and…
The Sullivan Fortner Trio, from left, Fortner, Tyrone Allen and Kayvon Gordon.
Sep 4, 2024 1:45 PM
As a pianist, Sullivan Fortner is a master at shifting gears. He spent years as a key member of trumpeter Roy…
“He was the coolest,” Fortner says of Nat “King” Cole. “Didn’t break a sweat.”
Sep 26, 2023 1:08 PM
Before taking a live Blindfold Test in Indianapolis during the American Pianists Association Awards last April, pianist…
The Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival features Diana Krall.
Apr 26, 2022 3:13 PM
Billed as “North America’s largest gathering of keyboard artists,” the 15th biennial Irving S. Gilmore…
Maria Schneider’s 1995 Monterey Jazz Festival commission Scenes From Childhood is streaming now.
Jul 27, 2021 12:16 PM
The summer livestream calendar has been slowing down, but here are five great events to check out online this week,…
Stream Sullivan Fortner’s live performance from Dizzy’s Club on May 27.
May 25, 2021 11:42 AM
This week’s streaming highlights include Sullivan Fortner live at Dizzy’s Club in New York, another We Get To Talk…
The Sands Box
Apr 27, 2021 10:56 AM
It’s a HUGE streaming week with International Jazz Day and Jazz Month celebrations aplenty: Norah Jones chats with…
Check out the Kenny Barron Trio on March 20.
Mar 22, 2021 9:37 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, some…
SFJAZZ is set to stream duo performances by pianist Kenny Barron on Friday.
Feb 15, 2021 3:36 PM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Bandleader Francisco Mela is set to stream a solo drum performance Friday via Soapbox Gallery.
Feb 11, 2021 4:50 PM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Maria Schneider and Donny McCaslin are set to stream a Tuesday conversation.
Nov 13, 2020 11:32 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
A Thursday symposium is set to explore the work of late pianist Geri Allen.
Nov 2, 2020 8:49 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
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.
Jul 6, 2020 5:39 PM
Trailblazing drummer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington has made history numerous times in her career, and the…
Vocalist Lauren Henderson collaborated with pianist Sullivan Fortner on The Songbook Session.
May 1, 2020 1:48 AM
Contrary to popular belief, playing standards in 2020 doesn’t necessarily require excessive innovation. In fact, with…
Wynton Marsalis and Jazz At Lincoln Center are set to host their annual gala online.
Apr 14, 2020 3:50 PM
In a profound improvisational act, Jazz At Lincoln Center is set to host its annual gala online.
Streaming from…
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.
Jan 11, 2020 6:15 PM
Clear vinyl. Artful designs. A shiny, luxe collector’s box. No question, albums from the Newvelle imprint are…
John Scofield performs during a Beatles tribute at Umbria Jazz Winter in Italy.
Jan 21, 2020 4:12 PM
In contrast to the summer edition of the Umbria Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Winter in Orvieto, Italy, usually drives…
Sullivan Fortner draws on the history of pianism—from Chopin to Tatum and beyond—while still retaining his own unique voice.
Jul 26, 2019 9:15 AM
In the waning days of June 2017, Sullivan Fortner found himself holed up in Sear Sound, the Manhattan studio, facing…
Cécile McLorin Salvant performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 3.
Jul 2, 2019 9:46 AM
Singer-songwriter Cécile McLorin Salvant is among the artists who topped multiple categories in the 2019 DownBeat…
