Jazz singer Tierney Sutton is known for exploring a different theme on each of her albums. So far she's paid tribute to Frank Sinatra, great American songwriters, and jazz pianist Bill Evans.
She visits Second Cup Caf to perform songs from her latest album, "On The Other Side," in which she looks at the eternal pursuit of happiness.
Sutton started singing in Milwaukee, Wis., in choirs and musical theater. But it was jazz that pushed her desire to become a professional singer.
A scholarship took Sutton to Berklee College of Music in Boston. Soon after, she was performing throughout New England, opening for Max Roach and the Billy Taylor trio at the Bright Moments of Jazz Fest and in other prestigious national jazz festivals, as well as in Europe.
Sutton's first solo album, "Introducing Tierney Sutton," was released to rave reviews and reached the top 50 on the Gavin Jazz radio charts. The album was also nominated for a 1999 Indie Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
In 2000's "Unsung Heroes," Sutton sang popular jazz standards that are best known as instrumentals.
In "Blue in Green," released in June 2001, Sutton paid tribute to jazz piano great Bill Evans. The following year she turned her attention to the show tunes and pop songs from great American songwriters in "Something Cool."
Her 2004 tribute to Frank Sinatra, "Dancing In The Dark" debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Jazz album chart where it remained for 15 weeks.
She followed that up with her first live album, 2005's "I'm With The Band," which earned a Grammy nomination in the best jazz vocal album category.
Although the songs on Sutton's most recent release, this year's "On The Other Side," sound light-hearted on the surface, she says there's a deeper meaning to be explored.
"Happiness is a funny business," Sutton says in press notes for the album. "When we started to look at this material, at the idea of happiness, and its subtext, we all realized that there was something deep here - and a lot of questions."
The album includes the tracks "Glad To Be Unhappy," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Happy Talk," "I Want to Be Happy," "Make Someone Happy" and "Great Day."
An active jazz educator, Sutton has served in the Jazz Studies Department at the University of Southern California, as well as giving workshops and clinics throughout the world.
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She visits Second Cup Caf to perform songs from her latest album, "On The Other Side," in which she looks at the eternal pursuit of happiness.
Sutton started singing in Milwaukee, Wis., in choirs and musical theater. But it was jazz that pushed her desire to become a professional singer.
A scholarship took Sutton to Berklee College of Music in Boston. Soon after, she was performing throughout New England, opening for Max Roach and the Billy Taylor trio at the Bright Moments of Jazz Fest and in other prestigious national jazz festivals, as well as in Europe.
Sutton's first solo album, "Introducing Tierney Sutton," was released to rave reviews and reached the top 50 on the Gavin Jazz radio charts. The album was also nominated for a 1999 Indie Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
In 2000's "Unsung Heroes," Sutton sang popular jazz standards that are best known as instrumentals.
In "Blue in Green," released in June 2001, Sutton paid tribute to jazz piano great Bill Evans. The following year she turned her attention to the show tunes and pop songs from great American songwriters in "Something Cool."
Her 2004 tribute to Frank Sinatra, "Dancing In The Dark" debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Jazz album chart where it remained for 15 weeks.
She followed that up with her first live album, 2005's "I'm With The Band," which earned a Grammy nomination in the best jazz vocal album category.
Although the songs on Sutton's most recent release, this year's "On The Other Side," sound light-hearted on the surface, she says there's a deeper meaning to be explored.
"Happiness is a funny business," Sutton says in press notes for the album. "When we started to look at this material, at the idea of happiness, and its subtext, we all realized that there was something deep here - and a lot of questions."
The album includes the tracks "Glad To Be Unhappy," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Happy Talk," "I Want to Be Happy," "Make Someone Happy" and "Great Day."
An active jazz educator, Sutton has served in the Jazz Studies Department at the University of Southern California, as well as giving workshops and clinics throughout the world.
Copyright 2007 CBS. All rights reserved.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/second-cup-cafe-tierney-sutton/