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Straight No Chaser - A Jazz ShowPodcast 966: A Conversation with Sullivan Fortner, Part One The latest release from the rising star Sullivan Fortner shows off two very different sides of his musical pallet – lyrical and moving solo piano, and electronic explorations. Both will leave you wanting more, and to hear what he has next up his sleeve. Frustrated by his lack of musical outlets during the pandemic, “Game,” the second of two discs that make up Solo Game came first. Visiting a studio in Brooklyn to consider a project, Fortner began employing a range of instruments and effects — Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, Moog, vocoder, celesta, chimes, drums, an immense variety of percussi...2024-02-1729 min
JazzWatch Podcast and BlogJazzWatch #22 | Sullivan Fortnerhttp://traffic.libsyn.com/jazzwatch/JazzWatch_Episode_22_-_Sullivan_Fortner.mp3
Sullivan Joseph Fortner Jr. is a native New Orleanian who has already made a significant foray into the jazz world that belies his young age. While touring with Stefon Harris & Blackout, Christian Scott Quintet, and the Roy Hargrove Quintet, Sullivan completed his Master’s degree in Jazz Performance at Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Jason Moran, and Phil Markowitz. He has studied and performed with The Marsalis Family, Donald Harrison, Nicholas Payton, Billy Hart, Gary Bartz, Marcus Belgrave, The Jordan Family, Irvin Mayfield, Peter Martin, and D...2015-01-2300 min
The Video Crush with Scott MarkowitzPhilip Hodgetts - A Serial Entrepreneur Talks StrategyPhilip is the president and CEO of Intelligent Assistance, a company that makes tools for digital content creators. He’s also a serial entrepreneur, who has weathered some terrible business storms- learning to master the strategies that mark a true survivor.2014-09-2358 min