Dara Tucker at Cafe Bohemia

Vocalist and songwriter Dara Tucker is establishing herself as one of the premiere voices in contemporary music.

Praised in the London Jazz News for her "fresh approach to jazz-inflected singing and a big-sky atmosphere to the soundscapes that she creates", Dara Tucker has a memorable voice that is healing, fresh and invigorating. Dara has recently relocated to NYC from Nashville where she co-wrote the title track to Keb Mo's 2020 Grammy Winning "Oklahoma" album.

From opening for Grammy Award-winning vocalist Gregory Porter, guesting with Vince Gill and The Time Jumpers, touring with 7-string guitar master Charlie Hunter and making her debut national appearance as a guest on PBS , Dara makes her mark musically with a blend of soul, Americana and Jazz that is all her own...

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Vocalist and songwriter Dara Tucker is establishing herself as one of the premiere voices in contemporary music.

Praised in the London Jazz News for her "fresh approach to jazz-inflected singing and a big-sky atmosphere to the soundscapes that she creates", Dara Tucker has a memorable voice that is healing, fresh and invigorating. Dara has recently relocated to NYC from Nashville where she co-wrote the title track to Keb Mo's 2020 Grammy Winning "Oklahoma" album.

From opening for Grammy Award-winning vocalist Gregory Porter, guesting with Vince Gill and The Time Jumpers, touring with 7-string guitar master Charlie Hunter and making her debut national appearance as a guest on PBS , Dara makes her mark musically with a blend of soul, Americana and Jazz that is all her own. In 2019, Dara co-wrote "Oklahoma", the title track to Keb Mo's 2020 Grammy Nominated album. Dara's song "Radio" was chosen as "Song of the Year" by the Nashville Independent Music Awards (NIMA). Her current album, "Oklahoma Rain", showcases her as a formidable songwriter, able to express love, loss and healing in one fell swoop and has earned honors in, JazzTimes, the UK's top acoustic soul publications Echoes Magazine and SoulandJazzandFunk.com.

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