Sullivan Fortner interviewed by Pablo Held

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3 жыл бұрын

Sullivan Fortner never ceases to amaze me. Whenever I listen to him I feel really inspired. It was around 2011 when my friend Can Olgun hipped me to Sullivan and I’ve been following him ever since. I love his work with Cécile McLorin Salvant, Peter Bernstein, Roy Hargrove, Lage Lund, Guilhem Flouzat and of course his own stuff.
Right from the get-go, I noticed that Sullivan’s persona is quite similar to how his playing always sounded to me: honest, open, humorous, deep, creative, spontaneous and full of ideas. I’m very happy to share our conversation now with all of you!
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@mehmetkorkmaz124 3 жыл бұрын

It's so much fun to listen to this! Sullivan has a great sense of humor. Thank you man!

@PabloHeldmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thx Mehmet. Yes we laughed a lot... very funny guy.

@LoehdeNielsen 2 жыл бұрын

Pablo, you are doing the work. So inspiring and important.

@PabloHeldmusic 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Rasmus

@michaelkornas6657 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU FOR THAT!!! Two of my favourite pianists EVER...can´t be better!!

@PabloHeldmusic 3 жыл бұрын

wow thank you!!

@PeterKahlenbornMusik 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Thanks both of you! Tracks like »Come Sunday« belongs to the most touching music I heard ever. »Cute«, a tune, that I thought was pretty dump due to early (Music-) School Big Band versions played poorly, shines, like I never thought it was possible, and became a song I love to listen to. Anyway, »Solo Games« is some of my favorite, most moving records I heard in years. Again, THANK YOU!!

@emilnorman8551 3 жыл бұрын

Love these videos Pablo! Do one with Gilmore! That would be incredible

@PabloHeldmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Emil! Yeah I’d love to include Marcus in this series

@maramazone 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent interview Pablo, learnt so much from this. Love the way you discussed with him it’s not necessarily about transcribing but what are you going to do with the information, e.g. dissecting it, re-arranging the information learnt, putting your own stamp on it! I like the points about using the 3x Pedals and wouldn’t have expected Bud Powell to use Pedal on some of his faster tunes! Great stuff, have taken some invaluable notes & lessons from this interview! Also like the lesson he learnt from Jason Moran, about taking the tune ‘The Entertainer’ and re-arranging it within 15x mins (putting a time on the goal) and then him critiquing it. Excellent nuggets of information here and there! Look forward to more of your interviews!

@PabloHeldmusic 3 жыл бұрын

wow thank you for this epic comment. I'm glad you could find so many things in this conversation!

@maramazone 3 жыл бұрын

@@PabloHeldmusic no probs, my pleasure and thank you for your reply! Keep up the good work! 👍

@LorenzoVitolo 3 жыл бұрын

So cool! It was very nice to see you two have a conversation!

@PabloHeldmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Lorenzo!!! Thanks for checking it out!

@giedriusnakas5795 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing this! lots of pearls of wisdom! amazing to glimpse into the head of such master.

@PabloHeldmusic 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you like it. I learned a lot during this conversation

@jazzhole8208 6 ай бұрын

His approach on comping is absolutely interessting 🙌 amazing interview ❤ and absolutely on board with practicing only what i want to. . When it feels to much kind of a dayjob then what's the point 😂 but i'm a hobby musician, so i don't have an Auftrag hier 😂

@geehyelee77 2 жыл бұрын

Soooooo inspiring!!!! Thank you so much for that!

@PabloHeldmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@ItamarErezMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, just heard his music for the first time today, what an incredible musician - great interview!!

@PabloHeldmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Oh cool! A beautiful world of sound awaits you ;-)

@ItamarErezMusic 3 жыл бұрын

@@PabloHeldmusic yes can’t wait to discover more!

@alilotfi7974 3 жыл бұрын

29:40 45:43 Great Lesson !

@jonhenriksson15 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. Loved it!

@PabloHeldmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jon! Glad you dig it

@jcjazz4433 3 жыл бұрын

Delightful

@PabloHeldmusic 3 жыл бұрын

thank you John!!

@armsfullofronan 3 жыл бұрын

About 34:00 made me think about how listening to Billie is sort of like listening to Miles for the melody. There's a meaning to it that is profound, despite the fact that they tend to deliver the melody in a more gestural way than more "precise" interpreters like Frank or Peggy Lee. Great conversation to hear, Sullivan is one of the best.

@PabloHeldmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Ronan!