Sullivan Fortner

Pianist Sullivan Fortner on growing up in New Orleans, nearly choosing medicine over music, and the teachers and mentors who shaped him, from Barry Harris and Fred Hersch to his years playing with Roy Hargrove; his musical and personal partnership with Cécile McLorin Salvant, his fascination with sound and experimentation, and the making of Solo Game and Leave That In There.

Sullivan Fortner tells Leo Sidran about how he seriously considered becoming a doctor, and didn't choose music until almost the last possible moment.

On the October 11 WBGO Journal, an in-depth chat with Grammy Award-winning singer Peabo Bryson and a recap of the 63rd NYFF

On this episode of The Art of the Story, Brooklyn-based pianist Sullivan Fortner reacts to receiving The Gilmore's inaugural 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award

Pianist Sullivan Fortner receives The Gilmore's inaugural 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award

The Bethany Jazz Vespers Concert Series in Newark announces lineup that includes Bill Charlap, Sullivan Fortner, Camille Thurman, Matthew Whitaker and Tyreek McDole.

Join us at noon E.T. for a #GivingTuesday concert co-presented by the American Pianists Association, which has crowned both artists with its Cole Porter…

Like the rest of us, Fred Hersch has had his social life upended in recent weeks.So his ongoing series of digital singles, Fred Hersch & Friends, might…

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary music.This edition of Take Five delivers on that front, with selections from noteworthy albums on the near…

The 61st Annual Grammy Awards are this Sunday, Feb. 10. And ever since the nominees were announced a couple of months ago, there has been talk of upsets…