Sullivan Fortner – piano
Tyrone Allen – double bass
Kayvon Gordon – drums
- ‘There’s a smile to the music Sullivan Fortner makes. It can be über serious, but inside, it smiles because that’s Sullivan Fortner — a pianist of unabashed charm and incredible technique all wrapped up in a bit of New Orleans showmanship’
Downbeat / Frank Alkyer / January 2025
Sullivan Fortner is an American jazz pianist. He was the regular pianist in trumpeter Roy Hargrove’s band from 2010 to 2017, and has released several albums on Impulse! Records. He has received two Grammy Awards, including Best Jazz Performance for his collaboration with Samara Joy on the song «Twinkle Twinkle Little Me».
Born and raised in Temple Hills, MD, Tyrone Allen II is recognized internationally as an exceptional upright and electric bassist. Taking instruction from his father who taught in DC public schools, Tyrone developed an ear for music very early on. He studied Jazz and Classical music at Eastman School of Music under Jeff Campbell and James VanDemark respectively, then went on to attend the Berklee College of Music.
There he received a Masters of Music from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute. Tyrone now resides in Brooklyn, NY and is making an impact on the NYC music scene across genres. Some notables he’s played with include the late, great Ralph Peterson, Terri-Lynne Carrington, Gerald Clayton, George Garzone, Jazzmeia Horn, and Jerry Bergonzi. Most recently Tyrone has been performing and recording with Grammy Award winner Sullivan Fortner, and playing on the Tony Award winning Broadway show Moulin Rouge.
Kayvon Gordon was born and raised in Detroit. At a young age, he was taken under the mentorship of legendary trumpeter Marcus Belgrave. Later, he went on to study at the University of Michigan. Gordon has performed In Europe, Africa, South Asia, The United Arab Emirates, and North America. He has also had the honor of sharing the stage with Robert Hurst, Rodney Whitaker, Johnny O’Neal, Ravi Coltrane, and JD Allen, to name a few. Currently based in New York, Kayvon Gordon seeks to contribute to the forward thinking aesthetic of his contemporaries while honoring the rich musical legacy of Detroit.
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