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An extraordinary jazz vocalist, SUE (OATTS) TUCKER, comes from a family of known jazz musicians. She didn't have to look for encouragement when her love for singing took off. My father was one of the first jazz educators in Iowa. Music was always around... mostly jazz.
Before she took up singing, Sue was blowin' her tenor sax in jazz band and playing a duet with CLARK TERRY at a jazz festival on her clarinet. I think playing a horn has had a great influence on my singing. I've tried to approach singing from an instrumental mindset. Space is just as important as sound.
After attending college, Sue began a studio career producing and singing jingles and industrials with a voice-over thrown in on occasion. For seven years she taught music theory, vocal studio techniques and was the head of the ensemble dept. at McNally Smith in St. Paul. She's now the Assistant Director of Education at IPR (Institute of Production & Recording) in downtown Minneapolis. She's a current board member of the Twin Cities Jazz Society and a national member of JZVOC. You'll find her at various night spots in the Twin Cities and beyond singing her cool jazz.
All of Sue's CD's are available at her website, Amazon.com, CDBaby. tcmusic.net and at all live performances. |
