Tierney Sutton

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Tierney Sutton
Born (1963-06-28) June 28, 1963 (age 59)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Genres Jazz, vocal jazz
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1990s–present
Labels Telarc, BFM Jazz
Website tierneysutton.com

Tierney Sutton (born June 28, 1963) is an American jazz singer.

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Career

Sutton was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. [1]

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. [2] [3] They tour throughout the world [4] 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." [5] [6]

Paris Sessions (Varèse Sarabande, 2014), featuring guitarist Serge Merlaud and bassist Kevin Axt, received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2014, [7] while The Sting Variations was nominated in the same category in 2016. [8] Pianist Jacob composed and arranged soundtrack music for the Clint Eastwood production Sully which was performed by Sutton and the band. [9]

Discography

Grammy nominations [12]

YearNominated workAwardResult
2006 I'm with the Band Best Jazz Vocal Album Nominated
2008 On the Other SideBest Jazz Vocal AlbumNominated
2010 DesireBest Jazz Vocal AlbumNominated
2012 American RoadBest Jazz Vocal AlbumNominated
2012 On Broadway Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Nominated
2014 After BlueBest Jazz Vocal AlbumNominated
2015 Paris SessionsBest Jazz Vocal AlbumNominated
2017 The Sting VariationsBest Jazz Vocal AlbumNominated
2019 ScreenPlayBest Jazz Vocal AlbumNominated

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References

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  2. "Tierney Sutton Band never performs the same concert twice - Entertainment / Neon - ReviewJournal.com". Lvrj.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  3. Baber, Cassaundra. "Tierney Sutton Band knows what it takes to stay together - Hanover, MA - Hanover Mariner". Wickedlocal.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  4. Janine Yaqoob. "Jazz stars announced for Southport Winter Weekend". Southport Visiter. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  5. "She's with the band - February 17, 2006". Belltown.typepad.com. February 17, 2006. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  6. "Two Baha'i musicians receive Grammy nominations - February 2, 2006". News.bahai.org. February 2, 2006. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  7. "Exploring The GRAMMYs' Jazz Field Nominees". The GRAMMYs. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  8. "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees". December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  9. "Sully Soundtrack".
  10. Tierney Sutton, Screen Play. Review by Alex Henderson, NYCJR , April 2020, Issue 216, page 17 - retrieved April 3, 2020.
  11. review by Jim Worsley|5-17-22|https://www.allaboutjazz.com/paris-sessions-2-tierney-sutton-bfm-jazz
  12. "GRAMMY Award Results for Tierney Sutton". Recording Academy. Retrieved April 26, 2020.