Not only did he begin attracting attention from the country and western swing world, but also discovered a growing and intense jazz scene. The flexibility that he had previously acquired made it easy for him to fit into all the contexts and situations that one encounters in a city like Nashville. He moved from trying to decide whether to sell his bass to attending jam sessions, meeting fellow players and re-discovering his love for music. But while his then wife was pursing a singer/songwriting career, a funny thing happened to Jimmy Sullivan. It wasn't util 2017 that he arrived in Nashville, still married and not really even contemplating being a full-time musician much longer. Instead, folk and the gamut of styles known as Americana were how he made his livelihood for much of the next decade, while also getting married. Interestingly, upon initially moving to New York, Sullivan didn't initially immerse himself in jazz like many new arrivals.
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Over the next six years, while living in Richmond, he worked in multiple settings and with a host of bands playing the full musical spectrum from classical and jazz to soul, gospel and hip-hop. That was the final step in Sullivan becoming a full-time bassist. Soon came formal jazz studies at Northern Virginia Community college, where he obtained a two-year degree before transferring to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).Īt VCU not only did Jimmy receive the seasoning and grounding from an exceptional program founded by the late, great, pianist/composer Ellis Marsalis, he was required to master the acoustic. But his primary instrument became bass at 15, where he began on electric. He performed in a choir while also playing piano and clarinet. Teaching himself to play by ear, his early apprentice came as both a singer and instrumentalist. Despite not having any musicians in the family, Sullivan still became enamored with music at an early age. But most recently he's become an area favorite backing one of Nashville's most popular and beloved jazz vocalists, Stephanie Adlington. Calbe Caudle and Ben De La Cour among others. Still, he's flourished while working, recording and/or performing with such top country, rock and pop stars as Lee Ann Womack, Mandy Barnett, Mark Collie, Jason Petty, Becky Warren, Anne McCue.
He's excelled in numerous idiomatic sessions, though jazz remains a priority and key musical love. Though a native born Virginian, Jimmy Sullivan has ascended to the top ranks of Music City's rhythm section comrades, proving himself a versatile and imaginative bassist on multiple occasions. Harmonic adaptability and rhythmic flexibility are the key attributes of any first rate bassist. Join us for Sully's Swingin' Sunday Supper, where one of Music City's top jazz and instrumental bassists Jimmy Sullivan leads a swingin' band with different special guest artists and Rudy's serves up a unique and delectable supper special just for the show!
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