Jazz concert by the Sullivan Fortner Trio, led by Grammy-winning pianist Sullivan Fortner, at the Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center.
The Sullivan Fortner Trio plays the Perelman Theater on Saturday, February 13, 2027, as part of the Jazz Series. The show starts at 7:30 PM.
Sullivan Fortner is a pianist, composer, and bandleader who's built his reputation on an inventive approach to the jazz piano, blending traditional elements with contemporary sounds. He's a three-time Grammy winner: he took home the 2026 award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for Southern Nights (2025), the 2025 Grammy for Best Jazz Performance on Samara Joy's Twinkle Twinkle Little Me, and the 2019 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album with Cécile McLorin Salvant for The Window, on which he served as both key player and producer. He also received the 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award and 2024 DownBeat Critics Poll honors as a Rising Star Jazz Group with the trio.
He started playing piano at age seven, earned a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory and a Master of Music in Jazz Performance from Manhattan School of Music, and won the 2015 Cole Porter Fellowship. Over the years, he's collaborated with Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Diane Reeves, Etienne Charles, and John Scofield.
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The Perelman Theater is inside the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts at 300 South Broad Street in Philadelphia. The set is on Saturday, February 13, starting at 7:30 PM.
Date
Saturday, 13 February 2027
19:30
Recommended Age
+14 years
