Jazz singer Tierney Sutton’s Baha’i faith shapes her approach to music

by Barney

There’s a really nice interview with Tierney Sutton here. She relates her music to her life as a Baha’i:

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1 Steve Cooney { 07.27.07 at 22:23 }: There’s been a number of interviews in jazz magazines such as JazzIz, JazzTimes maybbe even Downbeat where Tierney gets to mention her Faith. But if you can get a hold of Taylor Atkins. “Sacred Swing: The Sacralizaiton of Jazz in American Bah
2 Barney { 07.28.07 at 08:05 }: Steve, thanks for this information. I must say the Baha’i-jazz connection is an interesting one. Apart from listening to Dizzy on disk and hearing Tierney live (and on disk), I’ve met Doc Holladay, who was my wife’s and my guest at the Baha’i Centre in London when I was Secretary of the UK NSA. I found his stories about how he became a Baha’i absolutely fascinating and, of course, his music is wonderful. He gave a fireside with a particular focus on African rhythm and how he incorporated that into his own work. And, of course, he spoke about the spiritual connection of his faith as Baha’i and jazz.