Piedmont Piano Company is pleased to present
Sullivan Fortner and Kyle Athayde
For one night only, Sullivan Fortner and Kyle Athayde will give a piano/vibraphone duo performance at Piedmont Piano Company. This is their first time playing at the piano store as a duo, and will include selections from their upcoming album, as well as their organic and intimately communicative arrangements of originals and standards. This is an event you definitely don’t want to miss!
$25 General Admission
For the past decade, Sullivan Fortner has been stretching deep-rooted talents as a pianist, composer, band leader and uncompromising individualist. The GRAMMY Award-winning artist received international praise as both key player and producer for his collaborative work on The Window (Mack Avenue, 2018), alongside multi-GRAMMY winner, vocalist-composer Cecile McLorin Salvant. As a solo leader, he has released Moments Preserved (Decca, 2018) and Aria (Impulse!, 2015) to critical acclaim, and he’s only getting started. This past year, Fortner earned recognition in multiple DownBeat Critics Poll categories, winning first place in Rising Star Piano and Rising Star Jazz Artist. sullivanfortnermusic.com
Kyle Athayde is a San Francisco Bay Area based composer, arranger, performer, teacher, and bandleader. A native of Orinda, California, Kyle primarily plays vibraphone, piano, trumpet, and drums, as well as bongo, congas, timbales, string bass, bass clarinet, sousaphone, and vocal percussion. He is the leader, conductor, and writer for the San Francisco/New York based big band, "Kyle Athayde Dance Party", a group acclaimed for its versatility in the wide scope of styles it performs. He also plays keyboard, trumpet, and percussion for the Bay Area collective, Jazz Mafia. In addition to performing, Kyle is an avid teacher, working through the Monterey Jazz Festival as well as independently to offer lessons and clinics throughout the country. kyleathaydedanceparty.com