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His first single, “#Country”, debuted at #3 at ALL ACCESS Radio downloads and ended its run at #2 along side Jake Owen, Blake Shelton, Craig Campell and Keith Urban. #Country was well received in the U.K. and has helped Tucker build a strong international fan base. “What I Can Change” was released to country radio in the U.S. and in the U.K. as well. in 2017 Tucker headlined on the mainstage of the hugely popular country music festival - Buckle and Boots in Manchester, U.K.
“It was surreal looking out at a crowd of people from a totally different nation who were all singing my songs. As an artist, it really showed me that my music is reaching people in places that I could not have imagined.”
Tucker has shaped his sound while keeping his lyrics and the message within the song the same - true and honest. Real lyrics for real people. “I am doing my best to be myself and remain true to who I am musically. Hopefully that will help me rise above and be heard.”
Jason Tucker’s new single, “My Song”, is about the power and influence that music has on all of us. "It can remind you of a moment, good or bad. It can inspire and move you. It can heal hurt that we never even knew was there." Tucker explains. The song was Co-written with his friends Steven Nix and Jesse Labelle and produced by 2 time Grammy Award winner Jonathan Crone, “My Song” is sure to catch the ears of every listener.
Jason Tucker is also a car guy that has personally owned over 75 cars and loves to collect, buy and sell classic cars. His current project is a 1968 Chevy Camaro that he will restore and keep in the family.
Tucker is currently in the studio working on new songs to be released in Spring 2018.
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Dara Tucker to perform at New Jersey Jazz Society January Social on January 29th
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All About Jazz
Other jazz musicians appearing on the album, in addition to Chestnut, include pianist Sullivan Fortner, bassist Dezron Douglas, drummer Johnathan Blake, saxophonist John Ellis, and trumpeter Giveton Gelin. Among additional song selections on Dreams of Waking are James Taylor's “Secret O' Life," Donny Hathaway's “Someday We'll All Be Free," and Wonder's “You Haven't Done Nothin.'" As a composer, Tucker collaborated in 2019 with Keb Mo' to write the title track for his Concord Jazz album, Oklahoma, which won a Grammy ...
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Jazz Bridge Project Names Kim E. Tucker As New Executive Director
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All About Jazz
Jazz Bridge Project, the non-profit organization devoted to assisting Philadelphia-area jazz and blues artists with their crisis needs, has named Kim E. Tucker as its new Executive Director. Ms. Tucker is the fourth person to hold this position in the organization’s 17 years of existence. “We believe Kim is the perfect choice to lead the organization,” said Rhenda Fearrington, a jazz vocalist who is President of the Jazz Bridge Board of Directors. “As the daughter of the late Sue Ford, ...
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Trumpeter/Composer Wayne Tucker to release new epic recording “Wake Up and See the Sun” (One Trick Dog Records)
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Two for the Show Media
The new release from trumpeter/composer Wayne Tucker titled Wake Up and See the Sun (One Trick Dog Records – November 3rd, 2017) is the type of recording that is larger-than-life from blank staff paper to the masterful music that makes it to the final recording. Joined by some of the finest musicians in today’s music scene such as Jason Marshall, Sullivan Fortner, Yasushi Nakamura and Cyrille Aimee among others, Wayne Tucker just plain gets it. If you love live music ...
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Vocalist Allison Adams Tucker Performs At The Blue Note Sunday Brunch January 17, 2016 In Connection With JazzConnect & APAP Conferences In New York
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Mouthpiece Music
Allison Adams Tucker, the California-based multi-lingual jazz vocalist, will perform at the Blue Note Sunday Brunch in New York City on January 17, 2016 for two sets at 11:30am & 1:30pm. Tucker will be previewing selections from her upcoming album WANDERlust, as well as presenting a program of Brazilian-infused jazz tunes that she sings in six different languages. Her New York appearance is timed to coincide with the annual JazzConnect and APAP Conferences that week as she showcases her music ...
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Allison Adams Tucker Spends "April In Paris" For Jazz Tour
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Allison Adams Tucker
If Allison Adams Tucker’s new album, April In Paris, radiates a certain international chic, it’s because the San Diego vocalist recorded her second solo album in the City of Love with a cast of international musicians and arrangers — on UNESCO’s first International Jazz Day. The multi-lingual jazz artist (she can sing in six languages) was also on her last leg of a major European tour. Since its June 3 release, April In Paris has been good to Tucker, hitting ...
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Jazz This Week: Erik Jekabsen, Shana Tucker, Kimmie Horne, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Although it's summer vacation season, and jazz gigs in and around St. Louis are somewhat fewer than usual as a result, there still are plenty of shows worth hearing - if, as we're fond of saying around these parts, you know where to find them. Here, then, are a few suggestions for the next several days... Tonight, trumpeter Erik Jekabson's quintet will play a free concert on the Washington University campus for the Jazz at Holmes series. Because of construction, ...
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Vocalist Dara Tucker Debuts "The Sun Season" At Smoke Jazz & Supper Club On August 20th Featuring Peter Bernstein, Helen Sung And Donald Edwards
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Greg Bryant
Jazz vocalist and songwriter Dara Tucker will celebrate the release of her new CD, The Sun Season, at New York's Smoke Jazz Club (2751 Broadway) on Wednesday, August 20th. The sets will feature pianist Helen Sung, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Donald Edwards, who also appear on the CD. The third of Dara’s studio releases, The Sun Season is a celebration of life, energy and the human experience though the eyes of a unique singer and composer. The performances will ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Introducing Shana Tucker
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, let's get acquainted via video with singer, cellist, and guitarist Shana Tucker, who will be making her St. Louis debut sharing a bill with R&B singer Kenya McGuire Johnson at 7:30 p.m. next Saturday, July 19 at the Kranzberg Arts Center. Originally from Amityville, NY, Tucker studied music at Howard University and Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music and got her professional start playing around DC and NYC with the string trio Hue. That group opened for acts including Hamiet ...
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World Jazz Vocalist Allison Adams Tucker Releases New Recording “April In Paris”
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Two for the Show Media
"With a voice supple, agile, and bright, she executes each song on the tracklist with ease and imagination, creating a serene atmosphere that leaves you smiling." —Eva Simontacchi for Jazzitalia Multi-lingual vocalist Allison Adams Tucker is celebrating the release of her second CD “April in Paris” on June 3, 2014 – 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 ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Ben Tucker
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Ben Tucker's birthday today!
A native of Tennessee, Tucker by the age of twelve, began to develop his musical interest first on trumpet and later on the bass and quickly made a name for himself in Nashville. Following a stint in the Air Force, Ben settled in California, playing with Art Pepper and Shorty Rogers, among others, and was an integral participant in the legendary “Jazz of Two Cities.” By the early 1960\'s... Read more. ...
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