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.
