Who: Shana Tucker and her band
When: Saturday, January 17, 2015 • 8:00 p.m.
Where: Diana Wortham Theatre
Ticket Prices: Regular: $30; Student: $25; Child
$15
Student Rush
day-of show (with valid I.D.) $10
Info/Tickets: Box Office (828) 257-4530 • www.dwtheatre.com
Artist’s Website: www.shanatucker.com
SINGER/SONGWRITER AND CELLIST SHANA TUCKER
AND HER BAND BRING THEIR JAZZ/SOUL/FOLK FUSION TO DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 AT 8PM
Transcending genre
distinctions with her fusion of jazz, contemporary folk, and soul,
singer/songwriter and cellist Shana
Tucker and her band play Diana Wortham Theatre Saturday, January 17 at 8:00
p.m.
Her 2011 debut
solo recording, SHiNE, and subsequent interview on public radio, grabbed the ear of a Cirque
de Soleil producer who quickly invited her to Las Vegas to join the world-class
musical ensemble for Cirque du Soleil as cellist and mezzo-soprano for KÀ, the
unprecedented, gravity-defying production by Cirque at the MGM Grand. Tucker
now balances her indie artist career with her continuing role for Cirque du
Soleil, splitting her time between Durham, NC in the east and Las Vegas in the
west.
Through well-crafted
lyrics, subtle, lingering melodies, and compositions that boast a unique,
satisfying blend of humor and gravity, Shana Tucker’s music veers from acoustic
pop to cabaret jazz to folk and R&B.
“Her voice alone
would support a career,” says a review by INDYWEEK.com. “What makes Tucker
special is her adherence to the cello, boldly taking the instrument into new
territory.”
A classically
trained musician who studied at Howard University and the Brooklyn College
Conservatory of Music, Tucker will often stand and pluck her cello like a
string bass. “I can’t deny the classical training; it inspires my cello
sensibilities,” says Tucker. “But I like the thump of walking blues and
old-timey bass lines. It’s like a delicious coffee blend, bold and robust, with
subtle undertones of bittersweet.”
For her Asheville
performance, Tucker performs an eclectic mix of original music, original
covers, and jazz standards that span the decades. Joining her on stage is Nick
Rosen on piano, Keith Ganz on guitar, Stephen Coffman on drums, and Pete Kimosh
on bass.
For insight and
increased enjoyment, ticket holders may attend a free pre-performance
discussion with Shana Tucker and pianist Nick Rosen in The Forum at Diana
Wortham Theatre at 7:00pm prior to the 8:00pm performance. Seating is limited
and offered on a first come, first served basis. We regret that we may not
admit patrons to the discussions after 7:10 p.m.
Shana Tucker’s Asheville performance is made possible by
Performance Sponsors Michael & Catty Andry and Carol & Bob Deutsch; and
by Mainstage Music Series Sponsors Henry LaBrun, First Citizens Bank, The Omni
Grove Park Inn, and Ward and Smith, P.A.; with additional support from Media
Sponsor WNC
magazine.
The entrance for the Diana Wortham Theatre is marked by the location of
the theatre’s marquee between 12 and 14 Biltmore Avenue. Patrons enter the
theatre through the breezeway between Marble Slab Creamery and White Duck Taco,
and into a large interior courtyard with multiple glass doors to the theatre’s
lower lobby and box office. The
intimate theatre seats just over 500 and boasts exceptional acoustics and
sightlines, making it the premier performance space in Western North Carolina.
The Mainstage Series is supported by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council,
a state agency. The Mainstage Series 2014/2015 Season Sponsors are the Asheville Scene, Blue Moon Water, Creative Energy, Laurey’s Catering and
Gourmet-to-go, the North Carolina Arts Council, and the Renaissance Asheville
Hotel. To obtain more information on the Mainstage
Series or to purchase tickets, call the theatre’s box office at (828) 257-4530
or visit www.dwtheatre.com.
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