RTP-area local music and culture

["Todd Morman" <tmorman AT nc.rr.com>]

Have to work late so can't make it, but I've heard great things from a pal 
who saw Shana Tucker, a soulful cellist and singer who recently moved here 
from New York, at Marsh Woodwinds a month or so back. She's worked with 
Hamiett Bluett, Sweet Honey in the Rock and the Blind Boys of Alabama and 
has a CD release thing tonight in Durham. Her Flash-laden site has audio and 
video: http://www.shanatucker.com/live/ ("No Get-Back" is pretty neat).

Here's the press release:

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Shana Tucker CD Release Concert February 24th @ The Reality Center, Downtown 
Durham – “ChamberSoul” Cellist, Singer-Songwriter Releases Fan-Funded Debut 
Album, SHiNE



DURHAM, NC – February 8, 2011 — Cellist and singer-songwriter Shana Tucker 
is hosting an album release performance and reception for her debut CD, 
SHiNE at The Reality Center in the Brightleaf district of downtown Durham, 
NC.



Shana Tucker – SHiNE CD Release Concert | Thursday, February 24, 2011, 7:30 
PM

The Reality Center, 916 Lamond Avenue, Durham, NC 27701

919-688-7776 | www.realityministries.org



Tickets are $12 in advance; $15 day of show. Youth tickets are $5. Guests 
will receive a complimentary SHiNE CD with their ticket purchase. Orders can 
be placed online at www.shanatucker.com or through Brown Paper Tickets, 
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/144970.



Shana’s “ChamberSoul” music is a sultry pastiche of acoustic pop and 
soulful, jazz-influenced contemporary folk. "It’s different, yet 
familiar...I love 80's music, I'm a sucker for jazz. Some of the grooves 
have a latin heartbeat, translated through percussive vocal phrasing. I 
can't deny my classical training; it inspires my cello sensibilities...but I 
like the thump of walking jazz/blues bass lines, too,” the independent 
artist offers as a self-described musical snapshot.



The concert’s musical personnel will include guitarist Chris Boerner (The 
Proclivities, The Foreign Exchange, Mosadi); pianist/accordionist Grant 
Osborne (Amy Grant, Vince Gill, John Brown Quintet, Jeanne Jolly); bassist 
Pete Kimosh (The Beast, Orquesta GarDel); and Josh Stohl (Justin Robinson & 
The Mary Annettes).



On September 1, 2010, Shana launched her fan-funded IndieGoGo campaign to 
raise money to complete the CD project. In sixty days, she successfully 
raised $5370 by inviting her fans to pre-purchase the CD in exchange for 
perks: name in liner credits, t-shirts, house concerts. In one month, Shana 
recorded her full-length debut CD, SHiNE at Sound Pure Studios (Durham) 
backed by an impressive roster of local musicians. SHiNE will be available 
in mid-February through online and local outlets, including iTunes, OffBeat 
Music (Durham) and FRANK is Art (Chapel Hill).



Somewhat of a newcomer to the Triangle music scene, Shana – a transplant 
from New York – has been performing in the area for a little over a year. 
Six Plates Wine Bar (Durham) was the first to book her on a monthly basis; 
Irregardless Café (Raleigh) owners Arthur and Anya Gordon asked Shana to 
perform for their live broadcast interview on WUNC 91.5 Radio’s The State of 
Things with Frank Stasio. Shana also performs monthly with her trio at 
Brasa – Brier Creek (Raleigh). 2010 festival appearances include Raleigh 
Wide Open 5, musicSPARK/SPARKcon, and Festival for the Eno.



Shana’s recent collaborative projects include playing cello on the title 
track of independent country artist Jeanne Jolly’s latest EP release, 
Falling in Carolina, and a new composition, MarAzul,  for choreographer 
Andrea E. Woods’ blues wimmin and other performance & video works (2/12/11 – 
Duke University). Shana’s commissioned works include Nexxus and Savannah, 
which were composed for The Washington Ballet and premiered at The Kennedy 
Center (Washington, DC). Savannah was also chosen to debut at the Witts 
Theater in Johannesburg, South Africa.



While a member of string/vocal trio Hue, Shana opened for several 
critically-acclaimed recording artists, including the Indigo Girls, Sweet 
Honey in the Rock, jazz saxophonist Hamiett Bluett, drummer/vocalist Vinx, 
and the Blind Boys of Alabama.



For music, photos, videos and more information about Shana Tucker and SHiNE, 
visit www.shanatucker.com

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