Sullivan Fortner

Name: Sullivan Fortner
Start: 2026-07-17T18:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-07-17T18:00:00+03:00
Location: Kirjurinluoto Arena

took place · 17 Jul 2026

Kirjurinluoto Arena, Pori

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Cecile McLorin Salvant @ Pori Jazz Festival

About the event: Sullivan Fortner

1966

Pori Jazz Festival founded

2026

Grammy win (Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Southern Nights)

Good to know

Part of Pori Jazz Festival 2026, Friday 17 July
Venue: Kirjurinluoto outdoor arena, Pori
Main concert area is 18+; family area next to main stage open to all ages
Children under 12 free in family area when accompanied by a guardian; ages 12-17 need a youth ticket
Day tickets for Friday 17 July available via Ticketmaster.fi
Outdoor festival - dress for variable summer weather and wear comfortable shoes
Fortner performs jazz piano - expect post-bop trio format with original compositions and standards
Same-day bill also includes Cécile McLorin Salvant, Jalen Ngonda, Pale Jay, and Vesala

What's new

2025-12
Pori Jazz 2026 announced Cécile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner among the Friday 17 July headliners at Kirjurinluoto.
2026
Sullivan Fortner won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for his trio record Southern Nights.

About: Sullivan Fortner

A New Orleans native now based in New York, Fortner brings together bebop precision, gospel warmth, and blues feeling at the piano - three-time Grammy winner and the first jazz pianist to receive the Gilmore's prestigious Bell Jazz Artist Award.

Grammy wins (career total as of 2026)

Grammy nominations (career total)

$300,000

Gilmore Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award grant (USD)

2024

DownBeat Critics Poll - Rising Star Jazz Group win

What's new

2026-02
Fortner won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for Southern Nights at the 68th Grammy Awards on February 1, 2026 - his third career Grammy win.
2026-02
Fortner performed at the 2026 Gilmore International Piano Festival (April 30 - May 10, Kalamazoo, Michigan), both as a solo artist and with his trio alongside Cécile McLorin Salvant and Ambrose Akinmusire.
2025-10
Fortner was named the inaugural recipient of the Gilmore Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award, announced at a ceremony in New York City on October 8, 2025, carrying $300,000 in support over four years.

Tour

New YorkMontrealSanta CruzCharlestonKalamazooBerlinRegensburg

Tracks

Southern Nights2025 trio album, Grammy winner for Best Jazz Instrumental Album (68th Grammy Awards); recorded live at the Village Vanguard

The Window2018 duo album with Cécile McLorin Salvant; won Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2019

Twinkle Twinkle Little Mecollaboration with Samara Joy; won Grammy for Best Jazz Performance in 2025

Solo Game2024 solo double-disc album; 4-star reviews in DownBeat and Telerama; Grammy-nominated

Aria2015 debut leader album on Impulse! Records; 4-star DownBeat review

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)

About: Cecile McLorin Salvant

A three-time Grammy winner with a voice that spans nearly four octaves, Salvant draws on jazz standards, long-buried blues, baroque music and her own compositions - performing them with a storyteller's precision and wit. Her latest album With Every Breath I Take (June 2026) marks her first full orchestral recording.

DownBeat Critics Poll - top vocalist, multiple years

3×

Grammy Awards won - Best Jazz Vocal Album (consecutive)

Grammy nominations across 8 albums

Billboard Jazz Albums chart peak - Dreams and Daggers

What's new

2026-04
Nonesuch Records announced Salvant's first orchestral album, With Every Breath I Take, featuring the Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley, due June 26, 2026.
2026-03
Salvant was named Artist in Residence at the 50th anniversary NN North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam (July 10-12, 2026), where she will perform four times across different programmes.
2025-09
Salvant released Oh Snap on Nonesuch Records, a stylistically wide-ranging album drawing on her 1990s Miami childhood, initially recorded at home using digital tools including GarageBand and drum loops.

Tour

MontrealRotterdamPoriRomeOrindaFrankfurtEssenMunichMonheim am RheinHamburgBerlinBrookvilleToronto

Tracks

For One to Love2015 album, Grammy winner for Best Jazz Vocal Album; reached #2 on Billboard Jazz chart

WomanChild2013 US debut album, Grammy-nominated; established her international reputation

Dreams and Daggers2017 live double album, second Grammy win, peaked at #2 on Billboard Jazz Albums

Ghost Song2022 Nonesuch debut, covers Kate Bush and Sting alongside originals; two Grammy nominations

Oh Snap2025 album on Nonesuch, blends electronic pop, folk and jazz; draws on 1990s Miami childhood memories

Recent shows

Sep 4, 2026 The Dakota, Minneapolis (US)
Aug 22, 2026 Robinson Pavilion at Anyela's Vineyards, Skaneateles (US)
Jul 24, 2026 Plaza de la Trinidad, San Sebastian (ES)

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