Friday • November 4, 2011 • 7:30 p.m.

“Throughout the performance, Sutton conveyed a sense of jazz singing as an extension of spiritual meditation in which adherence to an ideal of balance and consistency and, yes, humility took precedence over any technical or emotional grandstanding.” — The New York Times

The Tierney Sutton Band is currently celebrating its third consecutive Grammy® nomination for “Best Vocal Jazz Album.” During a collaboration that has spanned 17 years, the band has also been awarded a Jazz Week Award for Vocalist of the Year, consecutive nominations for Jazz Journalist Association awards, recorded several number one CDs on jazz radio, and garnered critical praise throughout the world. Comprised of acclaimed vocalist Tierney Sutton and instrumental virtuosos Christian Jacob, Trey Henry, Kevin Axt and Ray Brinker, the band is an incorporated partnership and a model of both musical and business unity. Members of the Tierney Sutton Band have played and recorded with a diverse array of music legends including Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Placido Domingo, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor and countless others. It has headlined in recent years at Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, the Kennedy Center and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Tierney Sutton Website