TOMMY TUCKER is like two musicians in one. He’s not only a master on the piano, but also on the trumpet. He worked for Glenn Miller’s brother, Herb - band credits include 360th Army Service Band, Red Nichols, Charlie Barnet, Al Donahue, Ted Lewis, and his own bands, too. He has backed Roberta Sherwood and he plays with All Star Bands in the Sac Jazz Jubilee. Sometimes, watching Tommy at the piano, you’d think he has more than ten fingers !

You never know, though, if you see him on the local bands, he may be playing either piano or trumpet. He has played with J M Jazz, Nite Flite, Beez’ Kneez, Gold Standard Music Co. He also arranges music, a Sac. Jazz Society member 15 years and on the Board of Directors. During the festival, Tommy and wife, Virginia, park their RV at Cal Expo and then vanish to go play different gigs during the pre-festival all over town!

Fellow Jazzers - with Tommy so dedicated to our Dixieland Jazz - and our Beez’ Kneez musicians, Sacramento will never run out of our kind of music (OKOM). Beez’ Kneez plays 1st and 3rd Saturdays at Round Table Pizza, “Florin Road” - Sacramento. 7 - 10 PM.