The pianist joins forces with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Marcus Gilmore on an album inspired by a residency at the Village Vanguard as well as his native New Orleans.

In the Journal, reviewer Larry Blumenfeld masterfully described and lauded a new album called “Southern Nights” by New Orleans native pianist Sullivan Fortner, whose first offering on the ...

The song “Southern Nights” is best known as a foot-stomping hit that landed Glen Campbell atop the pop chart in 1977. But pianist and singer Allen Toussaint, who wrote it—and who composed ...