Lucy Dixon Returns to Crazy Coqs with LULU'S BACK IN TOWN

The unique and talented jazz singer, percussionist and tap dancer, Lucy Dixon returns to Crazy Coqs on August 24 with her show Lulu's Back In Town.

Accompanied by a jazz Manouch trio -Lucy performs a captivating show of infectiously rhythmic jazz songs with a touch of swing, that will make you want to tap your toes and dance.

Lucy, who has a habit of reinventing herself, has continually carved an eclectic career in theatre, music, performance art and dance. From her early days as a showgirl at the Lido de Paris, via the world of musical theatre in London's West End (Cats, Follies, Cabaret etc), to extensive periods touring the world with the show Stomp, Lucy has gradually found her place as a solo artist often writing and composing her own material.

Armed with a great voice, bags of style, and nimble footwork in the form of tap dancing that allows Lucy to contribute percussion to the set, she performs songs from her latest album Lulu's Back In Town and pays homage to some of the people who have greatly inspired her. She brings to her show something beyond pure nostalgia to classics like Gershwin's Shall We Dance, Arlen's Get Happy, After You've Gone and Fats Waller's Lulu's Back in Town and a stunning A cappella interpretation of When I Get Low I Get High.

Inspired by her STOMP years to make it happen on stage with different utensils, Lucy uses a drum stick to bang on a teapot and manages to get interesting musical sounds out of a plastic bag, interpreting the sounds of brushes that drummers use when playing ballads.

Lucy's show is evidence that she feels a strong artistic affinity with the era of the 1930's/40's and The Great American Songbook, when songs were part of a dramatic story and everything was oozing with style and class.

"They really knew how to write a song back then..." Lucy muses, "Above all, it's a certain theatricality that interests me. Find the emotional content and the character within the song and it becomes timeless in a way that anyone can relate to. Life is theatre. We are all playing some kind of role at any given time..."

"To be able to combine the music with dance is a powerful and addictive feeling for me" says Lucy, " Tap dance is so immediate. People love it! It has echoes of keeping warm on street corners in Harlem, or gliding effortlessly across marble floors. The element of tap dance enables me to really exchange ideas and communicate with the other musicians in the band, instead of just being the immobile singer in front who has to wait until the solos are over!"

Come and watch this singer, tap dancer and performer extraordinaire!

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