A critic in Chicago in September 2016 raved about multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan's performance at the Jazz Showcase but said that Ira “erred" in lecturing the audience not to applaud after solos.

Ira Sullivan was customarily described as a "musician's musician." First in Chicago, later in Miami, it was always certain that whatever he was playing—trumpet or sax— would be a delight. Someone once ...