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Tierney Sutton returns to Birdland, with the band December 14th-17th |
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Written by Don Berryman
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Tuesday, 13 December 2005 |
 Jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton and her band return to Birdland in New
York City where she and her band performed and recorded live in front
of a select
audience of friends and fans in March. The resulting critically
acclaimed album, I’m
with the Band is Tierney’s first live recording and her fifth
Telarc release. This project is more than the result of one night, but
of a decade of working and touring with the same band, which includes
Christian Jacob, Trey Henry, Ray Brinker, and Kevin Axt. (To read Jazz
Police review of
I’m with the Band:
Click Here).
Educated at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Tierney became a
semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocal Competition in 1998.
Her first solo CD, Introducing
Tierney Sutton, was released to rave reviews and nominated for a
1999 Indie Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. On Unsung Heroes, released by Telarc
in March 2000
, she took popular jazz standards that are usually
performed instrumentally. Tierney’s second Telarc project, Blue in Green, released in June
2001, was an album of music written by Bill Evans. Something Cool, released in
September 2002, quickly rose to #1 on the jazz charts and continues to
garner extensive airplay across the U.S. In March 2004, with the
release of Dancing in the Dark,
which debuted in the Billboard Jazz top ten and remained on the charts
for over 15 weeks.
In June 2005, Tierney won JazzWeek’s Vocalist of the Year Award. An
active educator, she has served in the Jazz Studies Department at the
University of Southern California, as well as giving workshops and
clinics throughout the world.
Christian Jacob
Christian Jacob is a classically trained French pianist who crossed
over to jazz and is now living in Los Angeles, CA. Christian has
recorded two CDs for Concord Records, Maynard Ferguson Presents
Christian Jacob and Time Lines. Christian also records, composes and
arranges for many big bands and orchestras, as well as performing with
his own trio, Flora Purim and the Tierney Sutton Band. In late 2004,
Christian released his first independent trio recording, Styne &
Mine. The recording reached #3 in the Jazz charts, and Christian is
already in the process of writing for his next recording.
Kevin Axt
Bassist Kevin Axt is a 20-year veteran of the LA music scene. He has
performed, recorded and toured with artists as diverse as Natalie Cole,
Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith, Hank Jones, Phil Woods, Toni Tennille, Lalo
Schifrin, Vinx, Kitaro, Bobby Shew, Chuck Mangione, Jack Jones, Barry
Manilow, Dave Koz, David Benoit, Bob Florence, Jack Sheldon, and
Melissa Manchester to name just a few. A resident of the San Fernando
Valley, Kevin continues to be one of the busiest bassists in LA.
Ray Brinker
Drummer Ray Brinker is an alumnus of North Texas State University’s
Jazz Studies program, having performed with the school’s Grammy Award
nominated One O’Clock Lab Band before joining trumpeter Maynard
Ferguson on a multi-year world tour. Residing in Los Angeles since
1986, Ray is active in the LA studio scene. His recording and touring
credits include a diverse list of artists: Michel LeGrand, Joe Pass,
Jack Sheldon, Woody Herman, Les Brown, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band,
Randy Brecker, Diane Shure, Johnny Mathis, Steve Allen, Frank Gambale,
Brian Setzer, David Lee Roth, Cinderella, Pat Benatar, Phil Woods,
Natalie Cole. Ray’s most recent credits include the Christian Jacob
Trio CD, Styne and Mine, Ray Charles’ 2005 8-time Grammy Award winning
Album of the Year, Genius Loves Company, and Joe Cocker’s 2005 CD
release Heart and Soul, as well as film soundtracks Shrek, Chicken Run,
The Alamo, Brother Bear, and Ray: The Ray Charles Story. When not
performing, Ray is an active teacher and clinician.
Trey Henry
Trey Henry is one of the most in-demand bassists in LA and has worked
with everyone including Maynard Ferguson, Michel Legrand, Andre Previn,
Henry Mancini, Herbie Hancock, Julie Andrews and Merv Griffin to name
just a few. The list of recordings Trey has done is extensive and
ranges from The American Jazz Philharmonic with Jack Elliot, Phil Woods
and Ray Brown to The Jack Sheldon Big Band.
In March 2005, Tierney and her band performed in front of a select
audience of friends and fans at Birdland in New York City. Produced by
Elaine Martone, I’m
with the Band is Tierney’s first live recording and her fifth
Telarc release. Return with her and the band to Birland, December
14th-17th. With two sets per night, at 9:00 and 11:00 for $40 a seat
(plus $10 minnimum food/drink order).
To read Jazz Police review of I’m with the Band: Click
Here.
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