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Sutton continues spiritual journey

Jazz singer, band explore life’s mysteries through songs

'We live in a really material-focused society,' says Tierney Sutton, 'and the kind of music we do, what moves us in that music, is so absent in the popular culture.' "We live in a really material-focused society," says Tierney Sutton, "and the kind of music we do, what moves us in that music, is so absent in the popular culture." (Leftaris)
By Andrew Gilbert
Globe Correspondent / August 28, 2009

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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton doesn’t just interpret standards. Like a Talmudic scholar, she takes apart the American Songbook line by line, revealing hidden meanings, alternative narratives, and symbolically loaded imagery. (Full article: 845 words)

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