Program Books/Sullivan Fortner
Sullivan Fortner looks directly into the camera while sitting backwards on a wooden chair and wearing a striped suit for this close up image.

Sullivan Fortner

pianist

Multiple Grammy-winning pianist Sullivan Fortner has recorded the albums Aria (2015), Moments Preserved (2018), and Solo Game (2024) to critical acclaim, the latter receiving a 2024 Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and four-star reviews in DownBeat and Telerama Magazine. His Southern Nights (2025) features Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore. Winner of the 2024 DownBeat Critics Poll for Rising Star Jazz Group (for the Sullivan Fortner Trio), the New Orleans native has worked with Wynton Marsalis, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Paul Simon, Diane Reeves, Etienne Charles and John Scofield, Ambrose Akinmusire, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Stefon Harris, Kassa Overall, Billy Hart, Gary Bartz, Chief Adjuah, and Roy Hargrove. His works and insights have been featured in culture drivers from the New York Times to The Root. Further accolades include the American Pianists Association’s Cole Porter Fellowship, the Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship, the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, the Shifting Foundation Grant, and the Western Jazz Presenters Grant.