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

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singer.

Career

Sutton was born in

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, but grew up in

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. She received a bachelor's degree from

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the c ...

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, and attended the

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in Boston. 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. They tour throughout the world and have headlined at Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, and

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. 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." ''Paris Sessions'' (

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, 2014), featuring guitarist Serge Merlaud and bassist Kevin Axt, received a

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nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2014, while ''

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'' was nominated in the same category in 2016. Pianist Christian Jacob composed and arranged soundtrack music for the

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production '' Sully'' which was performed by Sutton and the band.

Discography

* ''Introducing Tierney Sutton'' (A Records, 1997) * ''Unsung Heroes'' (Telarc, 2000) * ''Blue in Green'' (Telarc, 2001) * ''Something Cool'' (Telarc, 2002) * ''Dancing in the Dark'' (Telarc, 2004) * ''I'm with the Band'' (Telarc, 2005) * ''On the Other Side'' (Telarc, 2007) * ''Desire'' (Telarc, 2009) * ''American Road'' (BFM Jazz, 2011) * ''After Blue'' (BFM Jazz, 2013) * ''Paris Sessions'' (BFM Jazz, 2014) * ''

'' (BFM Jazz, 2016) * '' Sully'' movie soundtrack, with

(Varese Sarabande, 2016) * ''Screen Play'' (BFM Jazz, 2019) * ''The Paris Sessions 2'' (BFM Jazz, May 6, 2022)

Grammy nominations

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Tierney 1963 births Living people Wesleyan University alumni University of Southern California faculty American jazz singers American women jazz singers American Bahá'ís Converts to the Bahá'í Faith 20th-century Bahá'ís American women academics 21st-century American women