Sullivan Fortner Trio 

Jazz Festival

Sullivan Fortner piano
Tyrone Allen bass
Kayvon Gordon drums 

Pianist Sullivan Fortner, a 2024 Grammy Award winner seen on the Series in concerts with vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant and with trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, makes his debut as a bandleader with his trio. Expect deeply soulful and inventive music, marked by Fortner’s signature blend of technical brilliance, emotional depth, and boundless creativity—qualities that piano luminary and album producer Fred Hersch describes as “technique always in the service of expression, joy and humor, fearlessness and pianistic mastery.” 

This performance is made possible in part by support from Celebrity Series' Amy & Joshua Boger Innovation Fund.