Leave That In There

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The future of jazz is being written in the present: pianist Sullivan Fortner unveils Leave That In There. Sullivan Fortner returns in trio with Leave That In There, a new album that showcases him at the peak of his creativity and artistic momentum. A three-time Grammy Award winner, the New Orleans native delivers here his most personal project to date: a vast soundscape where childhood memories, family legacies, spiritual traditions, and echoes of his own past works intersect. Leave That In There confirms the unique place Sullivan Fortner occupies in contemporary jazz: a visionary composer and exceptional improviser, the pianist engages in dialogue between the languages of jazz, African American music, and the traditions of the Black diaspora, without ever losing the deeply personal voice that characterizes his work. The album unfolds a particularly rich sound palette, blending acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, analog synthesizers, marimba, and bàtá percussion. Between original compositions and collective improvisations, Sullivan Fortner shapes a universe where each theme seems to respond to another, like the chapters of a single story. Leave That In There constitutes a major and bold artistic statement from a musician who continues, album after album, to define the contours of the jazz of tomorrow.