Sullivan Fortner

piano · 1986 · New Orleans

Pianist born in New Orleans in 1986, trained at Oberlin and then the Manhattan School of Music. Roy Hargrove's regular pianist from 2010 to 2017, he has recorded for Impulse! and shares a Grammy (2025) with Samara Joy.

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Styles

• Neoclassicism, Young Lions
• Renaissances (Los Angeles, London)

Landmark tracks

• I Mean You (2015)
• Sugarcane (2026)
• Aerobatics Pt. 1 (2026)

Cited in 5 radio episodes

• Jul 6, 2025: TSFJAZZ CHANTILLY FESTIVAL #2 : SULLIVAN FORTNER L'INTERVIEW (Émissions spéciales, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Jul 6, 2025: TSFJAZZ CHANTILLY FESTIVAL : SULLIVAN FORTNER (Émissions spéciales, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Nov 29, 2023: Autour du piano avec Sullivan Fortner (Émissions spéciales, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Nov 29, 2023: Autour du piano avec Sullivan Fortner (Émissions spéciales, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Oct 3, 2026: UNE SOIRÉE AVEC SULLIVAN FORTNER (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Sullivan Fortner
• All About Jazz: review of Aria

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