Sullivan Fortner

Name: Sullivan Fortner
Start: 2026-09-19T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-19T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Bimhuis

took place · 19 Sep 2026

Bimhuis, Amsterdam

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American jazz pianist Sullivan Fortner plays at Bimhuis in Amsterdam.

About: Sullivan Fortner

Three-time Grammy winner Sullivan Fortner built his name alongside Roy Hargrove and as Cécile McLorin Salvant's go-to pianist, bringing a technically refined, harmonically adventurous style rooted in New Orleans, bebop and classical music.

Grammy Awards won

$300K

Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award (The Gilmore, 2026)

Grammy nominations in total

solo albums as bandleader

What's new

aug 2026
Fortner released his sixth album Leave That In There on August 28, 2026 via Artwork Records, a personal trio work that combines New Orleans jazz, Hammond B3 and Bàtá percussion.
feb 2026
Fortner won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album on February 1, 2026 for Southern Nights - his third Grammy win in total.
jul 2026
Fortner performed on July 12, 2026 at the NN North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam.

Tour

RotterdamLondonDortmundBolognaKalamazooMontrealNewportTokyoSeoulSan DiegoNew York

Tracks

Leave That In ThereSixth solo album (Aug 2026, Artwork Records), personal trio work with Hammond B3 and Bàtá percussion

Southern NightsGrammy winner Best Jazz Instrumental Album (68th Grammy Awards, Feb 2026), recorded live at the Village Vanguard

Solo GameSolo piano album from 2024, four stars in DownBeat and Télérama

The WindowDuo album with Cécile McLorin Salvant (2017), Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album 2019

Twinkle Twinkle Little MeGrammy for Best Jazz Performance 2025, together with Samara Joy

Recent shows

Aug 8, 2026 Kwanglim Arts Center, Seoul (KR)
Apr 27, 2026 Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz (US)
Apr 12, 2026 Village Vanguard, New York (US)

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