ABOUT
Born in San Diego, California, multi-lingual jazz vocalist Allison Adams Tucker began singing before she could speak. Allison was raised by classically trained musical parents, and began performing in front of audiences at age 5. She studied piano, flute, violin, dance and voice from elementary school and holds a BA in Linguistics / Music Vocal Performance and an AA in Italian. Allison’s vocal palette has been colored by her experience in a variety of musical genres throughout her life, from a cappella Elizabethan madrigals to punk rock to country to commercial jingles. Since 2005 Tucker has found the most natural fit to be jazz. The genre’s freedom of expression and intellectual tilt were both appealing, as was its openness to absorb styles and accents from throughout the vocalist’s travels.
Growing up on the border with Mexico, Allison was exposed to intermingling cultures and her love for languages and world cultures also began at an early age. She has studied and sings in 6 languages besides her own, lived in Japan and Spain, and has traveled to over 15 countries. This “wanderlust” is present in the music she chooses today— with rhythms, melodies, and lyrics of Brazil, Italy, France, Latin America, Japan, and the US. For Allison, it’s all about the human connection, and music is the universal language.
As a session artist, Allison’s voice can be heard on national commercials and on the video game “The Saboteur” soundtrack singing French jazz in the company of Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Madeleine Peyroux, & others. This has resulted in a cult following by the typically “non-jazz listening” gamer audience, causing her interpretation of “La Vie En Rose” to become one of the top downloads on iTunes, Pandora, and Spotify worldwide.
As an international artist, Allison has entertained audiences in Japan, Europe, Mexico, and the US, including performances in the Blue Note New York, Ronnie Scott’s London, Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Los Angeles, San Jose Jazz, The Jazz Kitchen Indianapolis, Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines Festival, Hawaii Public Radio, Takatsuki Jazz Street Festival Osaka, Body & Soul Tokyo, Le Baiser Sale’ Paris, Music Inn Rome, Lucca Jazz Donna Festival Tuscany, among others.
VIDEO DEMOS
BRAZILIAN NIGHTS
FRENCH HOT CLUB GYPSY JAZZ from the Annual Django Jazz Fest
ROARING TWENTIES
ALOHA JAZZ
LATIN JAZZ
PHOTO GALLERY
