From a region where new country and hip-hop own the large live music venues, Gwen Hughes is probably the busiest genre-busting singer on the scene. With her bands' undeniable talent (The Rustic Jazz and Retro Jazz Kats), 4 CDs to her credit, and voted Atlantas favorite jazz/swing singer three times in the past 4 years, Hughes prods and provokes in every performance. On stage, the petite, shimmering chanteuse with the long mane of red curls seems to personify feminine. Then she opens her mouth.
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Jazz? Pop? Post-modern melodic posturing? Bluegrass? Funkified low-carb song styling? Well, you wont find her in the sale bin with Perry Como, thats for sure. And a girl who wont stick to the melody isnt going to last long at the front of a pop band either. The self-monikered love child of Muddy Waters and Peggy Lee is, in the end, best described as a fusion artist a fusion of blues, rock and jazz..."what we cryptically call 'rustic jazz," says the singer.
