American jazz singer Tierney Sutton was interested in music from an early age,
playing the piano and singing as a child, but did not experience jazz music
until she went to college. She initially studied Russian language and literature
at Wesleyan University and then went on to study jazz at postgraduate level at
Berklee College of Music, Boston.
In 1994, she moved to Los Angeles and set up the Tierney Sutton Band with
pianist Christian Jacob, bassist Trey Henry and drummer Ray Brinkler. Her first
solo album 'Introducing Tierney Sutton' was released in 1998. With a pure voice ...