Champian Fulton
Champian Fulton | Jazz pianist & vocalist stewarding the jazz tradition
Saturday, September 26
2:00 to 2:45 PM
3:30 to 4:15 PM
Unitarian Society
220 Main St.
FREE
Born in Norman Oklahoma in 1985, Champian Fulton is recognized as the “most gifted pure Jazz singer of her generation” (Mark Stryker, the Detroit Free Press). A Jazz pianist and vocalist for more than 20 years, she has released 20 albums as a leader and has performed in more than 25 countries, both in concert and on TV. After moving to New York in 2003, she began performing at Birdland, the Jazz Corner of the World, where she has regularly appeared for over 20 years. In 2023 Champian & Birdland celebrated this longtime friendship with the release of “Meet Me at Birdland'', an album which was hailed as the Best Vocal Album of the year by the NYC Jazz Record.
She has been recognized with numerous awards, including Album of the Year in the NYC Jazz Record (2018, 2020, 2023) and Pianist and Vocalist of the Year (2019) by Hot House Magazine. She regularly appears in both the Jazz Journalist Awards and Downbeat’s Rising Star Critics Poll.
“Every song is a work of art in Champian’s hands and voice” according to the Absolute Sound. Her “galvanizing presence” (the New Yorker) and her alluring musical presentation have made her “a charming young steward of the mainstream Jazz tradition.”
— The New York Times