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

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, majoring in Russian studies, and attended the

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in Boston. She was runner-up to

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in the 1998 vocal competition at the

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, in Washington, DC. For more than 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

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, 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 '' The Sting Variations'' 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. Sutton appeared with Frank Sinatra, Jr. on Patrick Williams’ 2015 CD '' Home Suite Home'', performing "I’ve Been Around." The recording earned a

nomination for

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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) * '' The Sting Variations'' (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 20th-century Bahá'ís 21st-century American women American Bahá'ís American jazz singers American women academics American women jazz singers Converts to the Bahá'í Faith University of Southern California faculty Wesleyan University alumni