Hello.  I’m David Suhor, vocalist, jazz musician and church songleader.  I am originally from New Orleans, but I was educated on the Gulf coast of Florida.  My home is in Pensacola, where I provide live music with a jazzy and soulful slant. 

I recently began serving as music director and soloist for the Unity Church of Pensacola.  With deep roots in popluar music and spirituals, I lead the Soul & Spirit Singers every Sunday and Wednesday.  I also offer music (jazz, popular and traditional) for weddings, parties, events, nightclubs, restaurants and memorials. 

Playing and singing have been my passions since adolescence.  In a choir since I can remember, I learned people are moved by music.  Throughout college at Florida State, I played piano and sang as an aside.  Sparse musical pursuits (karaoke, community choirs and sit-ins with my father's band) took a back seat to a ten-year career in computer networking and education.

I moved here in 1994 and met Pensacola saxophonist Thom Botsford, who turned me on to jazz.  We assembled my first real band, providing vocals, keys and his soulful tenor horn.   A tape here, a church show there...a few fake books later and I'd found a lust and a voice for jazz and blues.  I've been performing professionally ever since.

In 2001, I stepped away from the computer  racket and continued my music as a student at UWF.  I picked up trumpet, bettered my voice markedly and improved my jazz piano.  I enjoy juggling home improvement  and musical projects.  With a variety of bands (from duo to quintet), I perform regularly and passionately in the area. 

I've also been lucky to sing with the chorus of the Pensacola Opera and to complete an art project called Homefronts: Pensacola in which I photograph homes in my historic East Hill neighborhood. 

Please feel free to browse and call or email if you have any questions.  I play gigs for reasonable rates and I am always seeking like-minded singers and musicians to perform with in church.
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for bookings:

850 435-9028
info@davidsuhor.com
DavidSuhor.com
Jazz Songs
Gig Pics
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Amazing Grace

All of You

Black Orpheus

Fire and Rain

Gentle Rain

Hallelujah

Just Squeeze Me

St James Infirmary
Popular, plus
Soul & Spirit Singers
Unity Songs
Memorial Tunes
Homefronts
home photos
East Hill+