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Melva Houston Tucker was an American soul and jazz singer. Houston grew up in the tradition of gospel, blues and jazz. At the age of 13 she won a young talent competition. At the age of 15, she began as a backing singer for the record company Stax Records, where she was involved in recordings by Isaac Hayes, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and Sam and Dave. In the 1980s she toured Europe with the Platters. Since 1988 she has been touring Spain several times with her own band. After her first successful appearance at the Esslingen Jazz Days in 1996, she toured almost every year in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland

Article: Year in Review

In Memoriam: Jazz Musicians Who Passed in 2020

by Maxim Micheliov
December 31, 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to remember the extraordinarily gifted musicians who made an indelible mark on jazz. With sadness, we bid farewell to Gary Peacock, Ennio Morricone, Keith Tippett, Henry Grimes, Bucky Pizzarelli, Wallace Roney and many others including NEA Jazz Masters Jimmy Cobb, Lee Konitz, Candido Camero, ...