Feb 19, 2024
In Part One of our conversation, pianist and composer Sullivan Fortner talked about the creation of his latest release, the creative two-disc Solo Game. One disc is solo piano, the result of a curation in the studio with his mentor Fred Hersch, and the other electric keyboard and other musical toys to create both composed through and improvised soundscapes.
Part Two talks about future Fornter projects, like his coming performance with the National Symphony in `Washington DC to salute Duke Ellington and a choir-based recording to begin later in the year. We also talk about his work with jazz singers, most botably Cécile McLorin Salvant and thoughtson legends like pianist Barry Harris and Roy Hargrove, with whom Sullivan shared a bandstand for years starting in 2010.
Musical selections for Podcast 967 include one of Sullivan's collaborations with Ms. Salvant from her Ghost Song album, "Until."