Allison Adams Tucker at SubCulture: Arts Underground

"World jazz with urbane cool." Join multi-lingual vocalist Allison Adams Tucker from Southern California on a musical journey as she celebrates the release of her second CD “April in Paris” – songs of springtime and new beginnings from around the world. The album was recorded in Paris on UNESCO’s 1st International Jazz Day at the end of her last Europe tour, including international musicians and arrangers from 5 countries.

With a voice “supple as silk and smooth as cashmere” (eJazzNews), and “mesmerizing, whether in English, Japanese, French” (GirlSingers.org), Allison Adams Tucker creates a unique montage of jazz-driven melodies and rhythms in 6 languages that is turning heads. From Brazilian to straight ahead, French chansons to Mediterranean and beyond– ”expect the unexpected.” (Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene)...

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"World jazz with urbane cool." Join multi-lingual vocalist Allison Adams Tucker from Southern California on a musical journey as she celebrates the release of her second CD “April in Paris” – songs of springtime and new beginnings from around the world. The album was recorded in Paris on UNESCO’s 1st International Jazz Day at the end of her last Europe tour, including international musicians and arrangers from 5 countries.

With a voice “supple as silk and smooth as cashmere” (eJazzNews), and “mesmerizing, whether in English, Japanese, French” (GirlSingers.org), Allison Adams Tucker creates a unique montage of jazz-driven melodies and rhythms in 6 languages that is turning heads. From Brazilian to straight ahead, French chansons to Mediterranean and beyond– ”expect the unexpected.” (Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene)

Allison’s debut CD “Come With Me” (Allegato Music 2008), co-produced by jazz guitarist Peter Sprague (Dianne Reeves, Chick Corea, Sergio Mendes) and arranged by Kamau Kenyatta (Gregory Porter, Hubert Laws, Earl Klugh, Patti Austin), received international acclaim, was nominated for Best Jazz Album 2009 by the San Diego Music Awards, and continues to receive airplay on radio stations in 18 countries. Allison’s voice can be heard on national jingles and video games, and her interpretation of “La Vie En Rose” is one to the top downloads on iTunes, Pandora, and Spotify worldwide.

Allison performs regularly for audiences in Japan, Europe, Mexico, and around the US, and is joined for this NYC performance and her East Coast tour by a stellar international group:
Romain Collin, piano
Luques Curtis, bass
Mauricio Zottarelli, drums
Steve Wilson, sax/flute

Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
$12 in advance, $17 day of the performance

Venue Information:
SubCulture
45 Bleecker St.
Downstairs
New York, NY, 10012
http://www.subculturenewyork.com

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