Michelle Tucker Quintet: Tribute To Horace Silver at Blackman Hall, Indian Hill Music

Drummer Michelle Tucker (Indian Hill faculty) and colleagues play music by and inspired by the great American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, Horace Silver. He was especially known for the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor sax and piano at school in Connecticut, Silver got his big break when his trio was recruited by Stan Getz. His most successful album was Song for My Father, made with two iterations of his quintet in 1963 and 1964.

Sponsored by Ursula Flury at William Raveis

About Michelle Tucker: A Boston-based percussionist and music educator, and performer, Michelle has found several comfortable niches in Boston’s music world, freelancing in regional theaters, jazz clubs, and orchestras...

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Drummer Michelle Tucker (Indian Hill faculty) and colleagues play music by and inspired by the great American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, Horace Silver. He was especially known for the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor sax and piano at school in Connecticut, Silver got his big break when his trio was recruited by Stan Getz. His most successful album was Song for My Father, made with two iterations of his quintet in 1963 and 1964.

Sponsored by Ursula Flury at William Raveis

About Michelle Tucker: A Boston-based percussionist and music educator, and performer, Michelle has found several comfortable niches in Boston’s music world, freelancing in regional theaters, jazz clubs, and orchestras. She founded The Luna Collective in 2015 to play a weekly residency at Lowell’s Luna Theater. The Luna Collective now has a mission of preserving and performing the music of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Michelle has been an auxiliary member of The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra since 2014. Other notable gigs include performances with The Portland Bach Experience, The Du Bois Orchestra, Tuck Everlasting with The Umbrella Stage Co., and sub work with both New Repertory Theater and SpeakEasy Stage Co.

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