Hailey Tuck Explained

Hailey Tuck
Birth Date:25 April 1990
Birth Place:Austin, Texas, U.S.
Genre:Alt-jazz
Occupation:Singer
Label:Sony Music

Hailey Tuck (born April 25, 1990) is an alt-jazz singer[1] from Austin, Texas.

Career

Inspired by 1920s silent film actress and dancer Louise Brooks,[1] [2] Tuck moved to Paris, France at the age of eighteen after dropping out of a Baptist military boarding school. She spent her days in vintage clothing markets and nights singing in jazz bars.[3] In April 2014, she released her debut EP, Hailey Tuck, and performed in Europe and Asia, including Cheltenham Jazz Festival in the UK and Umea Jazz Festival in Sweden.[4] Her four sold-out shows at the Duc Des Lombards in Paris were featured live on the national radio station TSF. She also supported Jamie Cullum at La Cigale.

Tuck released her second EP, So in Love, in October 2014. She made her New York City debut at Joe's Pub in January 2015.[5] Then in March 2015 she released her third EP, Delancey Street, which featured musicians Eric Harland on drums and Joe Sanders on bass.

Junk

Tuck released her debut album, Junk, on CD, LP, and digital download on May 4, 2018. It is a mix of cover songs and original material. It was produced by Larry Klein, mixed by Tim Palmer, and published on the Sony Music record label.[1]

Tuck + Cover, a follow-up EP with additional cover songs, was also released in 2018.

Discography

Singles

YearTitle
2017Please Come Home For Christmas
2021Coltrane

EPs as lead artist

YearTitle
2012Sad Cafe
2014Hailey Tuck
2014So in Love
2015Delancey Street
2018Tuck + Cover
2020Coquette

Studio albums

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louise Brooks Society: Jazz Singer Hailey Tuck - The millennial's Louise Brooks. Louise Brooks. Society. 4 May 2018. louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com.
  2. Web site: Louise Brooks Society: Jazz singer Hailey Tuck - her story of discovering Louise Brooks. Louise Brooks. Society. 17 October 2015. louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com.
  3. News: Photo Diary: Inside the Cool, Vintage-y Life of an Up-and-Coming Jazz Singer. Valenti. Lauren. 2015-04-16. Marie Claire. 2017-08-07. en.
  4. News: Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2014 line-up announced. Chilton. Martin. Telegraph.co.uk . 2017-08-07.
  5. News: Discovery: Hailey Tuck. Lindsay. Benjamin. Interview Magazine. 2017-08-07.