Jazz thrush Tierney Sutton credits “desire and materialism” as the focus for her eclectic program of song. Generously tapping the works of Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin, among others, ...
Sutton displayed her consummate musicianship as she shaped her voice to emulate each of the instruments' unique shapes and tones. Girlish flirt, seasoned veteran, sentimental songstress, avant-garde ...
Backed by her longtime band formed by Chris Jacob (piano), Kevin Axt (bass) and Ray Brinker (drums), vocalist Tierney Sutton took the stage at the famed New York City jazz club with a set mostly based ...
On 2014's Grammy-nominated Paris Sessions, acclaimed singer Tierney Sutton forged an indelible chemistry with classically-trained guitarist-arranger Serge Merlaud. Now husband and wife, the two take ...
In a Los Angels recording studio, Tierney Sutton got together recently with instrumentalists and a producer to craft a new album of songs she hoped would be a breakthrough to jazz stardom. (Singing) ...
Though the group bears the name of its vocalist, The Tierney Sutton Band is clearly a cohesive collaboration. Sutton's sense of rhythm and creamy vocal tones have earned the group three consecutive ...
It's hard to know for sure where a Tierney Sutton Band concert is headed, because the band may not. "On a regular basis, playing with my band, I lose track of what I'm doing entirely," says Sutton, ...
What’s the best place in the world to sing a bossa nova? Why, Paris, of course. Tierney Sutton’s latest album, “Paris Sessions 2,” starts with a beautifully lyrical reading of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s ...
Sutton and host Michael Feinstein compare back-to-back versions of jazz standards "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Without a Song" in a session. Tierney Sutton On 'Song Travels' Jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton ...
Tierney Sutton possesses a smoky alto voice that retains its serene, sumptuous tone whether she's swinging hard or whispering intimately. Unlike many of her peers, this L.A.-based jazz singer boasts a ...
In jazz as in pop music, there are singers’ singers, there are independent stylists and there are audience darlings. Tierney Sutton occasionally dips into all those areas, but she is most accurately ...
It's only fitting that Tierney Sutton would choose to commemorate the release of her first live album, "I'm With the Band," at this low-key Times Square boite. The disc, after all, was recorded in the ...