Punch & Judy_

"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 suprising take on standards, without disrupting the sheer pleasure of these familiar songs."

--Nancy Anderson


Jen Tullock and Kyle Hughes met in 2007 after Tullock ended up characteristically lost on the Lower East Side. Hughes, in typical Scorpio fashion, ushered the shaking girl to the nearest subway, muttering "You know, the neighborhood really isn't that big" like some sort of reticently superior concierge. They liked each other in spite of themselves. They started writing songs together. Some were funny. Some were painfully not.

Tullock, a comedy writer/singer, and Hughes, a blues conscenti/arranger, began to call themselves "Punch and Judy", (a historical reference Tullock thought clever, while Hughes maintains that the duo is named for a bar).

They can be seen performing their original jazz and blues songs twice a month at Tapeo 29 on the Lower East Side. 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 talents.