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This interview with pianist Sullivan Fortner was recorded on the Journey of Jazz cruise last month, Lee Mergner, the host, simply gave him prompts with the names of various people in his life. He took right to it, starting with his parents, and moving on to Ellis Marsalis, Fred Hersch, Roy Hargrove, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cecile and many others. As you'll hear, Sullivan is not only a great storyteller but an adept mimic, able to do the voices of so many people. And a musical mimic as well. In response to a prompt about Oscar Peterson, he even played the piano for us in the mode of Oscar.
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This interview with pianist Sullivan Fortner was recorded on the Journey of Jazz cruise last month, Lee Mergner, the host, simply gave him prompts with the names of various people in his life. He took right to it, starting with his parents, and moving on to Ellis Marsalis, Fred Hersch, Roy Hargrove, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cecile and many others. As you'll hear, Sullivan is not only a great storyteller but an adept mimic, able to do the voices of so many people. And a musical mimic as well. In response to a prompt about Oscar Peterson, he even played the piano for us in the mode of Oscar.

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