Tuck and Patti at Stanford Jazz Festival

From the Bay Area (Tuck Andress attended Stanford), Tuck & Patti have been making music together for almost 30 years. Bobby McFerrin calls them “the best duo on the planet,” and their previous Stanford Jazz Festival performance in 2006 is still talked about as a high point of the season. Soulmates in both the musical and literal senses of the phrase (they’ve been married since 1983), their signature sound blends jazz, folk, pop and soul, with an emphasis on spontaneity and improvisation. Both are virtuoso performers, but their formidable technique always serves the music, infusing it with subtlety, grace and “an almost telepathic musical connection” (San Jose Mercury News)....

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From the Bay Area (Tuck Andress attended Stanford), Tuck & Patti have been making music together for almost 30 years. Bobby McFerrin calls them “the best duo on the planet,” and their previous Stanford Jazz Festival performance in 2006 is still talked about as a high point of the season. Soulmates in both the musical and literal senses of the phrase (they’ve been married since 1983), their signature sound blends jazz, folk, pop and soul, with an emphasis on spontaneity and improvisation. Both are virtuoso performers, but their formidable technique always serves the music, infusing it with subtlety, grace and “an almost telepathic musical connection” (San Jose Mercury News).

For more information on this event or to purchase tickets please visit http://www.stanfordjazz.org/jazzfestival/07_10.html or call (650) 725-ARTS [2787]

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