Allison Adams Tucker
Allison Adams Tucker at Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay
About the show
Acclaimed California jazz vocalist Allison Adams Tucker returns to Fougou Jazz for a sixth performance with her UK Quartet featuring Dale Hambridge – keys, Jim Rintoul – bass, and Pip Harborn – drums.
Given 4 stars by DownBeat, nominated 5 times for Best Jazz Artist by the San Diego Music Awards, and described by The Examiner as “lustrous in any language – a vocalist who clarifies every note within a hair’s breath”, Allison creates a unique travel memoir in music with jazz driven songs that span countries and genres in 6 languages with music from Cole Porter to Jobim, David Bowie to Astor Piazzolla, the Beatles to Michel Legrand, and far beyond. LondonJazzNews — “Marvellous articulation, great tonal accuracy, and dynamic drive.”
Featuring - Allison Adams Tucker
Vocalist and international recording artist from California who creates a unique travel memoir in music with jazz-driven songs that spans countries and genres in 6 languages. "world jazz with urbane cool." LondonJazzNews — “Marvellous articulation, great tonal accuracy, and dynamic drive.” ★ ★ ★ ★ 4 stars - DownBeat.
Allison’s latest album “RETRO Trilogy” was recorded in New York City with a heavy-hitter band and nominated for Best Jazz Album by San Diego Music Awards, and delivers re-imaginings of iconic music from the 1970s, 80s, 90s by Paul Simon, David Bowie, Queen, The Cure, Sting, Annie Lennox, Prince and more in the language of jazz. “A memoir written for a younger self with sympathy and intelligence, Retro Trilogy makes for revelatory listening whether or not you happened to be around.” — JazzTimes
In addition to Allison’s discography of 4 albums and 3 EPs recorded in New York, Paris, and San Diego respectively, Allison's voice can be heard on various other album collaborations, TV commercials, and on the video game "The Saboteur" soundtrack singing French jazz in the company of Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Madeleine Peyroux, & others. She has toured in Japan, Europe, Mexico, and the US, including performances at the Blue Note New York, Ronnie Scott's London, Vibrato Los Angeles, San Jose Jazz Fest, East Hawaii Jazz & Blues Fest, Lucca Jazz Donna Festival, Takatsuki Jazz Street Festival Osaka…