Sullivan Fortner Trio | Jazz at SITE SANTA FE
Sullivan Fortner Trio | Jazz at SITE SANTA FE
Thursday, September 28, 2023
7:00 pm (MDT)
In collaboration with Santa Fe Music Collective, SITE SANTA FE presents a monthly evening of live jazz performances by some of the most talented musicians around.
Sullivan Fortner is a pianist, composer, band leader, and GRAMMY Award-winning artist based in New Orleans. He has received critical acclaim for his collaborative work on The Window, as well as his solo projects Moments Preserved and Aria. In addition to associations with such diverse voices as Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Diane Reeves, Etienne Charles and John Scofield, Fortner’s frequent and longtime collaborators have included Ambrose Akinmusire, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Stefon Harris, Kassa Overall, Tivon Pennicott, Peter Bernstein, Nicholas Payton, Billy Hart, Gary Bartz, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Fred Hersch and the late Roy Hargrove. Recent collaborations include GRAMMY-nominated releases Dear Love (Empress Legacy) and Generations from leaders Jazzmeia Horn and The Baylor Project, respectively.
This concert is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts Grant through the WJPN.