Sullivan Fortner Trio

Healdsburg Jazz is proud to open its 2023-2024 season with an intimate concert by internationally renowned pianist Sullivan Fortner and his trio featuring Tyrone Allen (bass) and Kayvon Gordon (drums), fresh from their appearance at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Sullivan Fortner has been stretching deep-rooted talents as a pianist, composer, band leader and uncompromising individualist. The Grammy Award-winning artist out of New Orleans received international praise as both key player and producer for his collaborative work on The Window (2018), alongside multi-Grammy winner, vocalist-composer Cecile McLorin Salvant. As a solo leader, he has released Moments Preserved (2018) and Aria (2015) to critical acclaim, and he’s only getting started. Now based in New York, Fortner has earned recognition in multiple DownBeat Critics Poll categories, winning first place in Rising Star Piano and Rising Star Jazz Artist.