From Popular Swing Jazz and Romantic Ballads to New Orleans Classics
Welcome to the Official Steve Tucker All Star Jazz Band Website. The All Stars are one of the top South West function and festival traditional swing jazz bands. As befits the busy schedule of a successful working jazz and blues band, the gig list includes all kinds of bookings, from wedding receptions to garden parties, from dinner dances to corporate promotions, and summer balls to riverboat jazz cruises.
Steve launched the jazz band in North Devon (UK) ten years ago, basing the sound on the ever popular classic songs and show tunes of the 1920s, 30s and 40s. The Steve Tucker All Stars have had great popularity around Devon and have benefited from good CD airplay from the BBC in particular, whilst newspapers and magazines have generously acknowledged the band's energy, enthusiasm and performance.
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"The Steve Tucker All Star Jazz Band brings breathtaking fresh life to the jazz classics of the era. The melodic, versatile voice of Steve is underpinned by the dynamic energy, passion and sensitivity of a very experienced front line combining with the powerful, driving,
tight, swinging rhythm section. This Devon based jazz band will make your event a memorable success." (The North Devon Journal)
Steve has played or recorded with many top West Country jazz bands and musicians: Derek Winters (Ken Colyer & Chris Blount band), Norman Thatcher (Ken Colyer band), Alan Robinson of the Ken Colyer Trust band, jazz guitarist Tony Oreshko, Jez Huggett (Hawkwind and Band of Gold), Brian Carrick and Roy Pellett, Joy Parke (winner of the prestigious Cleo Laine award), Craig Milverton ( George Melly. Digby Fairweather ) and Charlie Hearnshaw to name a but a few. We hope you will find this Website helpful and informative in planning your special event.
HOT FROM THE STUDIO!
Steve has put together three new recordings for your audio interest.
Georgia on my Mind
All of Me.
All I Have To Do Is Dream
NEWS FLASH FROM THE STUDIO!
The New Steve Tucker single is out for you to play or download, We hope you enjoy it!
Please click here for Rock This Town
HOT GOSSIP!
The band's new live DVD soundtrack and live CD is out NOW.
To hear a preview of the songs click on the myspace link www.myspace.com/thestevetuckerallstarjazzband
Email us to reserve your copy:
stevetucker@allstarjazzband.wanadoo.co.uk
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BAND NEWSLETTER
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HI EVERYBODY AND WELCOME TO OUR 10th ANNIVERSARY NEWSLETTER
The band is now in its 10th year, and what a decade it has been!
It started with a concert at the Landmark Theatre in Ilfracombe in 2001; the All Stars recorded their first album which featured a classic New Orleans line up drawn from musicians Steve had played with 10 years prior. On trumpet Derek Winters, on clarinet Gordon Hunt, Bob Manuel on trombone, John Baker banjo and Guy Fenton on drums, all very experienced South West traditional New Orleans players.
Their second album in 2003 expanded the line up to include the already mentioned and featured other musical friends of Steve: Dave Soby on piano, Graham Trevarton trumpet, Ron Milford trombone, Dave Vaughan reeds, Malcolm Hurrell banjo, Stan Thomas reeds, Angus Thomson cornet, Tim Bragg drums and Brian Huggett reeds.
From this plethora of musicians Steve brought together Dave Soby, Angus Thomson, Dave Vaughan and Tim Bragg.
10 years on and 6 albums later powerhouse pianist Simon Banks joins the band and holds the piano chair, Jim Newton plays drums and percussion and John Westaway plays guitar completing today's line up. The All Stars new live album and DVD is out now - see the Recordings page.
Our monthly Tarka Line Jazz Train has proven to be a huge success. Now in its 9th year it is great fun and has a very friendly loyal atmosphere. We run a train from Barnstaple, Exeter and Exmouth every last Sunday of the month all year round. We no longer play on board the train as the band has grown in size, and the platform at Eggesford is not big enough (health and safety!) See below for press details:
www.thestevetuckerallstarjazzband.co.uk/jazzTrain2.htm
The history of the band's Tarka Line jazz train makes a very interesting read; it has hit local and national press and has had its extremely emotional ups and downs. Click the link below to see the story:
Steve Tucker All Star Jazz Band Tarka Line Jazz Train
We want to provide you with the best presentation and entertainment so we have chosen to meet our guests from the train or by car in style at the picturesque
Fox and Hounds Country Hotel near Eggesford train station, North Devon.
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Our new Tarka Line Jazz Train times from Barnstaple, North Devon leave at 11.26. Return train times from Eggesford back to Barnstaple are 14.48, or a later departure of 16.45. Train times from Exeter Central are 11.03 (leaving Exmouth at 10.21), and back to Exeter from Eggesford departing at 15.43 or 17.49.The Exmouth bus service to Exeter leaves at 10.42 and returns at 15.52 and 17.50. There will be a representative from the band at the venue reminding you of your departure times. It is worth checking train times as sometimes they do change.
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The Steve Tucker All Stars
playing at the North Devon Festival 2011
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Above pictures from 5th August 2011 Steve Tucker Dance Night Out
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Click below to see more pictures of our first fabulous dance night in Ilfracombe. To log in the password is DanceNight and click on band picture:
www.ianheathphotography.co.uk
Our Rock 'n' Roll CD is selling well and raising funds for cancer research and is also receiving good radio airplay. The CD is on sale at gigs and through the band's website - see the merchandise page. You can read a press review of the CD and hear sample tracks on myspace
You also may be interested to see the band videos on youtube. They have had over 16 thousand hits over the last two years.
We have put a Facebook website together by popular demand and invite you to sign up for regular band updates. Look under Steve Tucker and search for the Steve Tucker All Star Jazz Band logo. You can also email us through our website and receive our newsletters.
Click to see the new Bude Jazz Festival website:
www.budejazzfestival.co.uk
Bude Jazz Festival Office:
The Bude Visitor Centre, The Crescent
Bude, Cornwall EX23 8LE
telephone 01288 356360
information@budejazzfestival.co.uk
Bude Jazz Festival 2010/2011 Photo Gallery
The band have just added some great new photos from their appearance at the 2011 Bude Festival.
Click here to enter the band's festival gallery!
This year is the band's 10th anniversary, and we will be celebrating with many parties. Watch this space!
As usual, copies of the very popular All Stars Box set CD/DVD, Rock 'n' Roll charity CD and the UK National Jazz Guide are available by post through the band's office/website, and all the local jazz events can be seen on www.jazzdates.co.uk/devon.htm
T.S.T.A.S.J.B. Office,
Old Barn Cottage, 68 South Street,
Braunton,
North Devon,
EX33 2AS
Cheques payable to Steve Tucker.
A BIG thank you to all our loyal supporters. You always manage to make our events immensely memorable, friendly and fun occasions. Also a huge thanks to our new following of Dancers, you're great to watch.
A quick note to our 2012/13 brides and grooms, please book early as the diary is filling up and we are a fabulous addition to your special day.
To help you plan your special event we have put together our recommended
suppliers list, i.e. our top westcountry hotels, wedding dresses, marquee hire,
photographers, fireworks, lions and tigers for hire etc.
please click on our link below, sit back enjoy and plan:
www.thestevetuckerallstarjazzband.co.uk/usefulInfo.htm
Please keep your letters and emails coming in as we love receiving them.
stevetucker@allstarjazzband.wanadoo.co.uk
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Steve Tucker and the All Stars!
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The story starts. The rest is to be history.
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BAND MERCHANDISE PAGE
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