Artist: Sullivan Fortner
Sullivan Joseph Fortner is an American jazz pianist. He was the regular pianist in trumpeter Roy Hargrove's band from 2010 to 2017, and has released two albums on Impulse! Records.
Fortner was born and grew up in New Orleans. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music.
In 2009, Fortner was part of vibraphonist Stefon Harris' band, including for a tour of Europe.
Fortner became strongly influenced by pianist and mentor Barry Harris from 2011, when he realised that his knowledge of the music was too shallow.
In 2015, Fortner was the winner of the American Pianists Association Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz, a prize that consists of "$50,000, the opportunity to record for Mack Avenue Records, and two years of professional career services and development".
By 2015, Fortner's quartet included saxophonist Tivon Pennicott, bassist Ameen Saleem and drummer Jeremy "Bean" Clemons. Fortner's first release as leader was Aria from Impulse! Records, and received a four-star review from DownBeat magazine.
The next, Moments Preserved, was mainly a trio album, with Saleem and Clemons, but Hargrove also played on three of the tracks. Fortner played on some of the tracks that formed Paul Simon's album In the Blue Light.
Further information about Sullivan Fortner is found at SullivanForTnerMusic.com.
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