Tuck & Patty return to Orcas Center, April 12
April 12th at 7:30 p.m . The Orcas Center
By Donna Laslo
Either you’re a fan or you haven’t seen them perform. The husband and wife duo Tuck & Patti have been touring the world and wowing audiences for over three decades.
From their beautifully composed originals to rearrangements of jazz, rock, soul, and modern pop hits, this duo have performed in such esteemed jazz clubs as The Blue Note and Seattle’s Jazz Alley. Originally on the Windham Hill label, the duo’s numerous chart-topping contemporary jazz albums include “Tears of Joy,” “Love Warriors,” “Reckless Precision” and “Paradise Found.” Their latest album, “I Remember You,” features standards from the Great American Songbook.
Tuck & Patti aren’t your ordinary duet team. Patti Cathcart has one of the warmest, richest voices in jazz. Her lush vocals are like chocolate to the ear – richly nuanced, bitter sweet and and perfectly paired with the complementary guitar work of Tuck Andress. Andress is a guitar virtuoso who can play the parts of four or more instruments at the same time — on the guitar alone. With his technique of plucking, strumming and slapping the strings, often with both hands, Tuck makes the guitar sound like an orchestra.
“They are, quite simply, one of the most remarkable pairings in pop and jazz history–as musically intuitive as Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Henderson, as rhythmically intertwined as Astaire and Rogers. Never before have I heard artists toy with songs that just shouldn’t be covered, and end up surpassing the original,” wrote the Los Angeles Times.<
They will move you to your core, make you cry, make you laugh, and inspire you by their humanity and musical mastery. Don’t miss this extraordinary experience! Tickets available through the Orcas Center boxoffice: $18. members $20. non-members.
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Tuck and Patti are one of the best musical duos there is. They can do anything, covers, originals. Their original musical arrangements are gorgeous, and the lyrics are inspiring and hopeful. Orcas is so lucky to have them back! Please spread the word; this is a rare treat.