ABOUT SUZANNE PITTSON

Jazz vocalist Suzanne Pittson is recognized for her musicianship, phrasing and technical facility as an improviser. All About Jazz states: “More than just a singer, Suzanne Pittson is a jazz musician” and “Pittson continues to establish herself as one of the best singers on today’s jazz scene.” Ms. Pittson has performed and/or recorded with John Patitucci, Buster Williams, Dave Liebman, Mike Clark, Steve Wilson, Jeremy Pelt, Harvie S and others, and has performed in the US, Europe and Asia at such major venues as Yoshi’s, Birdland, Catalina’s, Town Hall, Symphony Space, Aaron Davis Hall, Cornelia Street Cafe, and Enzo’s Jazz. She has released three critically acclaimed CDs: Blues and the Abstract Truth, Resolution: A Remembrance of John Coltrane, and Out of the Hub: The Music of Freddie Hubbard. Suzanne has taught at Sonoma State University, U.C. Berkeley, and the California Jazz Conservatory, and is currently Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the City College of New York, where she is Associate Director of the Jazz Program and directs the Jazz Vocal Program.