Erika Stucky

Erika Stucky * 1962 In San Francisco Is A Swiss Jazz Singer Harmonica And Tuba Player And Cabaret Performer. In The 1970ies The Stucky Family Moved To A Little Town In Oberwallis. Switzerland. Shocked By The Cultural Change Erika Stucky Quickly Developed Her Own Mixture Of A Swiss-American-Feel-Of-Life. Her Musical Influences Ranegd From The Monkees Nancy Sinatra And Donovan To D‘Bossbuebe Trio Eugster And "Jodelchöre". She Went To Drama-School And Completed A Jazz-School And Actors Diploma In Paris France. From 1985 To 1991 Her First Band Was The A-Capella And Bass Formation The Sophisticrats With Three Other Lady-Singers And A Bassplayer. They Recorded Two CDs Played About 500 Concerts All Over Europe And Afrika And Had Many TV- Appearences. In 1991 She And Marco Raoult Formed The Band Bubble-Town Until Today Her Favorite Family-Band. They Recorded The CD „Outländish“ . In 1994 Erika Stucky Met George Gruntz At A Big Band-Workshop In Basel And Instantly Went On Tour With Him And The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band. In 1997 She Formed The Trio Mrs. Bubble & Bones Consisting Of Two Horns And One Voice. In The Following Years She Formed And Went On Tour In Europe And The US With Several Other Projects Like Girl-Group Sina & Stucky Low Life Jimi Hendrix Project Roots Of Communication HonkyStonky And Many Others. She Also Played Ginger In CARLA BLEY's Opera "Escalator Over The Hill". read less