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Tia Fuller Quartet at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Courtesy of Bennett Jackson | Posted on April 30, 2012
Where
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227
When
Fri, May 18, 2012
7:30PM
At Door
Save the date
Musicians
Tia Fuller
saxophoneAbout
Doors and dinner beginning at 6:30 PM
“... sheer improvisational prowess.” – The Chicago Tribune
You may have heard Tia Fuller, a gifted alto saxophonist/flutist, play with a variety of performers in the jazz and pop world. She has been a featured soloist with Nancy Wilson, Jon Faddis, Sean Jones, and pop diva Beyoncé. But when leading her own quartet, her dynamic sound, inspired by Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane, is set free to explore all the elements of bop, swing, gospel, Brazilian and funk, burnished by her energetic presentation. Fuller has three recordings out under her own name, the latest being the critically praised Decisive Steps (Mack Avenue). Most recently, she was named Musical Director for Esperanza Spalding’s eagerly awaited Radio Music Society tour....