“What an amazing surprise this is,” he reflected. “Thank you all so much. All praise and glory first go to God for the gift of music, the gift of creating it, and the gift of being able to share it ...

Acclaimed pianist-composer Sullivan Fortner, winner of the 2026 Gilmore Bell Jazz Artist Award, has won the GRAMMY Award for 'Best Jazz Instrumental Album' for Southern Nights at the 68th GRAMMY ...

Pianist Sullivan Fortner has been named the recipient of The Gilmore’s inaugural 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award. One of the most prestigious honors in music, the Award was announced at a special ...

KALAMAZOO, MI –– Sullivan Fortner Jr. is a Grammy-winning jazz pianist. He had no idea he was going to be the inaugural recipient. In fact, he didn’t even know the award existed. That was all by ...

Grammy award-winning jazz pianist Sullivan Fortner will perform at Highfield Hall & Gardens in Falmouth on Sept. 7. The concert is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. at 56 Highfield Drive, according to a ...

I caught up with Sullivan Fortner as he prepared to bring his trio into jazz’s Holy of Holies, the Village Vanguard, the basement club that has witnessed epochal performances by a succession of ...