Robben Ford, Chet Baker, Danny Kaye, Nina Simone, Charlie Parker, Anita O'Day, crowded subway trains, mushroom pizza, Brooklyn Lager, sleeping in on Sundays.
"This is a jazz duo that combines the best that jazz and blues have to offer- Hughes's blues-inspired guitar provides a funky musical bed on which Tullock's soulful vocals- a throwback to Sarah Vaughan with a touch of Peggy Lee spunk- can stretch out and luxuriate. These two musicians seem to share a humor and a wry perspective that adds a fresh and surprising take on standards, without disrupting the sheer pleasure of these songs."
- Nancy Anderson, resident jazz singer at Birdland NYC
"...he plays guitar, she sings (and how!), Smart and sassy, cool and jazzy. Mostly lots of fun."
- Sellaband Tribune
New York jazz duo Punch & Judy, comprised of brassy chanteuse Jennifer Tullock and up and coming blues conscenti Kyle Hughes, are one of New York’s newest buzzchats. The couple met in 2007 and began writing original jazz songs that incorporated Tullock’s comedy background (a seasoned singer/comedy writer whose work has been featured at Second City Chicago and the news satire Tangy Pepper, many have compared her lyrics to that of Danny Kaye and Eartha Kitt) and Hughes’s sterling reputation as a jazz and blues forerunner. Songs such as “The Rock Hudson Blues”, a tin pan alley throwback chronicling the woes of a woman who falls in love with “sensitive” men, have garnered Punch & Judy attention in jazz, cabaret, and comedy circles alike.
The duo, along with their band, hold a residency at the Lower East Side’s Tapeo 29, Failte Bar, Brooklyn’s infamous jazz house the Tea Lounge, as well as acting as the in-house band for the New York radio satire “The Out of Hand Radio Hour.”
The energy is young, the tunes are clever, and Tullock and Hughes continue to solidify their place as one of jazz and blues's most promising new acts.
I hope I can come soon! waou it's exactly 4 years that we've met and about 4 years that we haven't seen! It would be great to meet again! what are you doing? how are you? baciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
oh man, i actually think i might be leaving to hawaii for work that day!!! how long will you be here? just come a day or 2 early! i want to hang out with you, it's been too long!
Nice ... sounds good!!! How long have you been a band??? Goodluck!!! Hope all is well in NYC ... btw I'm in Israel for the next six months doing a photographic internship!!! Having a blast ... take care.
