Tierney Sutton (born June 28, 1963) is an American
jazz
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singer.
Career
Sutton was born in
Omaha, Nebraska
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, but grew up in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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. She received a bachelor's degree from
Wesleyan University
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in
Middletown, Connecticut, and attended the
Berklee College of Music in Boston.
For over 20 years, Sutton has led the Tierney Sutton Band with pianist
Christian Jacob, bassists Trey Henry and Kevin Axt, and drummer Ray Brinker. The band is an incorporated unit and makes all musical and business decisions together. They tour throughout the world and have headlined at
Carnegie Hall,
The Hollywood Bowl, and
Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Sutton has been a
Bahaʼi since 1981 and explains her band's arranging style as "based on the principle of consultation – the band is very much run on Baha'i principles. There is very much a sense that what we do is essentially a spiritual thing and everyone's voice needs to be heard."
''Paris Sessions'' (
Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande is an American record label, owned by Concord Music Group and distributed by Universal Music Group, which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue rare or unavailable albums, as well as newer r ...
, 2014), featuring guitarist Serge Merlaud and bassist Kevin Axt, received a
Grammy Award
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nomination for
Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the vocal jazz ...
in 2014,
while ''
The Sting Variations'' was nominated in the same category in 2016. Pianist Christian Jacob composed and arranged soundtrack music for the
Clint Eastwood production ''
Sully'' which was performed by Sutton and the band.
Discography
* ''Introducing Tierney Sutton'' (A Records, 1997)
* ''Unsung Heroes'' (Telarc, 2000)
* ''Blue in Green'' (Telarc, 2001)
* ''Something Cool'' (Telarc, 2002)
* ''Dancing in the Dark'' (Telarc, 2004)
* ''I'm with the Band'' (Telarc, 2005)
* ''On the Other Side'' (Telarc, 2007)
* ''Desire'' (Telarc, 2009)
* ''American Road'' (BFM Jazz, 2011)
* ''After Blue'' (BFM Jazz, 2013)
* ''Paris Sessions'' (BFM Jazz, 2014)
* ''
The Sting Variations'' (BFM Jazz, 2016)
* ''
Sully'' movie soundtrack, with
Clint Eastwood (Varese Sarabande, 2016)
* ''Screen Play'' (BFM Jazz, 2019)
* ''The Paris Sessions 2'' (BFM Jazz, May 6, 2022)
Grammy nominations
References
External links
Official site*
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1963 births
Living people
Wesleyan University alumni
University of Southern California faculty
American jazz singers
American women jazz singers
American Bahá'ís
Converts to the Bahá'í Faith
20th-century Bahá'ís
American women academics
21st-century American women