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Sally has studied singing under some of Sydney’s jazz legends including Kerrie Biddell, Joy Yates and Steve Clisby. Sally started out mastering classical piano from age 4 which she went on to teach for many years, having reached AMEB Grade 8 level. Sally has been on the stage all her life growing up in a house where her father was a jazz bassist. Sally was a member of the Australian Girls Choir for many years and studied Opera singing with Joanne Callinan and Ellie Raab before she turned to jazz in her late teens. Sally also studied drama, classical ballet, tap and character dancing for over a decade in her youth and appeared on various childrens’ television programs.
Sally also pranced around her bedroom for at least 10 years with oranges stuck down her top pretending to be Olivia Newton John from Grease and on other days Ella Fitzgerald (which probably explains why to this day Sally can't decide whether she likes pop or jazz music the most).
Formerly a lawyer, Sally was a Senior Associate in the mergers and acquisitions team at Mallesons Stephen Jaques (the leading law firm in the Asia Pacific), until Dec 2005 when she hung up her briefcase (but kept her stilettos on) to follow passion for music full time - and hasn't looked back......aint life grand, you just never know where you're 'gonna end up when you're slightly mad'!!
Sally has had the great privilege of performing with the following immensely talented souls: Bill Risby, Tim Fisher, Gerard Masters, Matt Macmahon, Tom O'Halloran, Matt Baker, John Harkins, Col Nolan, Michael Bartolomei, Marc Hannaford, Barney Wakeford, Will Poskitt (RIP Will - a huge loss to Australian jazz), Monique Lisiak, Wayne Kelly (China), Ian Cooper, James Muller, Guy Le Claire, John Pease, James Sherlock, Evan Manell, Hamish Stuart, Andrew Dickeson, Anthony Howe, Cameron Reid, Joe Marchisella, Nick McBride (China), Adrian Cunningham, Mark Taylor, Blaine Whittaker, Craig Walters, Andrew Robertson, Paul Gibens, Chris Cuzme (NYC), Natalie Morrison, Cameron Undy, Sam Anning, Brett Hirst, Dave Pudney, Kevin Hailey, Alex Hewetson, Brett Hirst, Ashley Turner, Gary Holgate, Mike Storey, Owen Newcombe, Nielsen Gough, Greg Coffin, Ed Gaston, Ken James, Darcy Wright, Warwick Alder, Helen Fenton, Paul Griffith, Susan Gai Dowling, Lisa Michell, Jeff Duff.
