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“She plays like Charlie Parker reincarnated! She smokes!”
Jazz Central Station
“Sue Terry is a forward voice in modern music. . .She has been universally recognized among her musician peers for decades as one of the most articulate players of the alto saxophone.” Saxophone Journal
"Open-ended freedom is, at best, a dicey venture that only true masters of their instruments, like Terry and Price, can transform into an art form."
Owen McNally, Hartford Courant
“Sue Terry, an alto saxophonist in the hard-edged Jackie McLean mold, is one standout.”
Robert Palmer, New York Times
?“. . . Sue Terry was the crowd pleaser with a fiery expressiveness that got the crowd cheering and urging her on. Her style had some of the angular inventiveness of Wayne Shorter, undercut by a bluesy edge that kept things down to earth.”
Michael Hotter, Greenville Press
“. . . has a pure, burnished sound on each instrument . . .Technically, nothing seems beyond her reach, and her improvisations are consistently sharp and persuasive. . .”
Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
“Sue Terry’s ‘The Troubadours,’ a polyrhythmic feast for the ears, is the most ambitious and impressive tune of the set.”
David R. Adler, All Music Guide
“Terry performed in the contemporary, progressive role that the new woman in jazz is demanding.”
Amsterdam News, New York
“Sue Terry’s work on the Billie Holiday medley ‘Strange Crazy Heartache’ suggests that she has a formidable musical intelligence; her solo statement catches something of Lady’s voice.”
Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD
“Sue Terry possesses a truly individual voice . . . she is especially compelling.”
Cadence Magazine
“Sue Terry . . . Superwoman of Jazz”
Hartford Courant
“The roaring Charli Persip Superband . . . closed the weekend with highlight after highlight, including the debut of superb alto saxophonist Sue Terry’s suite on Billie Holiday tunes.”
Len Dobbin, Montreal Gazette
“The most eloquent and elegant solo of the double-header, though, was played by Sue Terry. . .her chorus on a Jordan composition filled the park with a remarkably big, billowing, bitter-sweet tone poem that was the emotional high point of the night.”
Owen McNally, Hartford Courant
“Sue Terry, who crafted the stunning arrangement, offers a statement on alto that reaches into one’s soul.”
W. Royal Stokes, JazzTimes
“I’m presenting some very talented young musicians who in my estimation are budding superstars, especially Sue.”
Charli Persip in JazzTimes
“. . .nor can too much be said about the youngish and loving way in which Sweet Sue Terry saluted Charlie Parker, playing with the passion that sent some of the band’s reed players back to the shed when they realized they would have to work next to someone so intent on firing from the heart every chance she got.”
Stanley Crouch, ‘Down Through The Years’ liner notes
“Sue nailed it!”
Paquito D’Rivera
“She’s been compared to the great alto players like Charlie Parker and Phil Woods. . .Sue Terry exemplifies excellence with a commanding sense of swing and a burnished tone.”
National Public Radio
"Sweet" Sue Terry plays a Yamaha silver plated Custom 855 alto saxophone and a Yamaha YSS 61 soprano saxophone, customized by Tomoji Hirakata. She uses Jody Jazz saxophone mouthpieces, Fibracell reeds, Consoli ligatures, NeoTech straps, and SaxRax horn stands.
"She plays like Charlie Parker reincarnated! She smokes!" is what Jazz Central Station had to say about Sue Terry--a saxophonist, composer and vocalist who's been hailed as a "Superwoman of Jazz" (Hartford Courant), a "forward voice in modern music" (Saxophone Journal) and "Simply extraordinary!" (Die Wahrheit, Berlin, Germany).
Sweet Sue was a protégée of saxophone legend Jackie McLean at the Hartt School in Hartford, Connecticut. He encouraged her to move to New York City, where she was later mentored by Clifford Jordan, Junior Cook and Barry Harris, who collectively gave her the nickname 'Sweet' Sue.
Upon her arrival in New York, Sue became a featured soloist with bands led by Jazz masters Charli Persip, Clifford Jordan, Walter Bishop, Jr. and Jaki Byard. She went on to work with greats such as Dr. Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, George Duke, Barry Harris, Hilton Ruiz, Irene Reid, Juan Carlos Formell, Dr. John, Jazzberry Jam, Teri Thornton, Mike Longo, Howard Johnson and Dianne Reeves. She has also performed with Jazz VIPs like Art Blakey, Carmen McRae, Jon Faddis, Lew Tabackin, Wynton Marsalis, Lew Soloff and Ray Barretto.
Sweet Sue has appeared as Jazz soloist with the National Symphony at The Kennedy Center, the Brooklyn Philharmonic at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall.
She has performed worldwide at venues such as The Montreux Jazz Festival; Grande Parade du Jazz in Nice, France; Pori Jazz Festival; Northsea Jazz Festival; the Blue Note in Tokyo, Japan; Quasimodo in Berlin, Germany; Marian's Jazzclub in Bern, Switzerland; and Spice of Life in London, UK. In the States she has been a frequent performer at venues such as The Kennedy Center in Wash. D.C. and Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.
Her discography of more than forty recordings includes her as leader/composer on "Gilly's Caper", "Pink Slimy Worm" and "BANDLEADER 101", and as co-leader/composer on "The Troubadours" (with John Di Martino), and "The Blue.Seum Project" (with virtuoso woodwind improviser Tim Price.) Some artists whose recordings have featured her playing and writing include Charli Persip, Clifford Jordan, Joe McMahon, Derwyn Holder, Bobby Sanabria, Mini All Stars, Jaki Byard, Ricardo Franck (Ti Plume), Fred Ho, and DIVA.
Sweet Sue has conducted master classes and lectures throughout the U.S. and is the author of Practice Like The Pros, and several other instructional books with CDs, published by Music Sales Corporation. She is also a longtime practitioner of the martial art of Taiji Quan.
VISIT WWW.SUETERRY.NET FOR PHOTOS, DOWNLOADABLE MUSIC (RELEASED & UNRELEASED), AND A PULL-NO-PUNCHES BLOG.
Ciao, Sweet Sue Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy..and good week end neal
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Hi Sue!!! Thank you so much for adding me and for you friendship! It's great to have you as a friend! Wishing you the very best! Greetings from Uzbekistan! Have a great Weekend!! Viktoria.
Hola Sue. Thanks a lot for adding me. I love your sound lady, rich, warm...and a great voice. Keep sharing your music and your talent with all of us. Best regards from Barcelona Antonio
Hey Sue, How ya been? Bet you'd love to have a shirt like this! Hope to see you sometime soon. by the way, i got rid of my treo.....i miss it though....
hey Sue - right back at ya - greta to play with you as well. lets play again really soon! lemme know when your around ad we can hook up a session or gig or somethin. happy new year!
Hey Sue - My son actually made high honors and had an amazing guitar recital. Sometimes it dosn't suck to be a dad...but only sometimes! How are gigs? Things on this side have been steady but not much jazz. A lot of top 40, shows, caberet and I even had a run of Vaudeville (playing as well as stand-up and sketch comedy). Great to hear from you. I hope we get to play soon.
Ciao Sweet Sue Terry great sound here! you're welcome & when you have a goodtime relaxin' and enjoy listen to my piano solo improvisations or afrojazz tunes... byby lovely Pampa
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