Wendy Lee Taylor
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"Wendy Lee Taylor - Singer/Dancer/Actress"
Paris, Ile-de-France
France
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| Member Since | 11/16/2006 | | Band Website | wendyleetaylor.com | | Band Members | Band Members change depending on the situation, however, Wendy plays regularly with the following musicains:
Pierre Christophe(p), Mourad Benhammou(dr), Fabien Marcoz(db), Michel Rossiglioni(db), Chris Cody(p), Jeff Hoffman(gt), Sylvain Ramono(db) Vincent Frade(dr) | | Influences | Not in any specific order... Dinah Washington, Blossom Dearie, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horn, Sheila Jordan, Diana Krall, Stacey Kent, Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, Count Basie, Natalie Cole, Joni Mitchell, Liz Write, Anita O'Day, Abbey Lincoln, Kurt Ellington, Sammy Davis Jr, Liza Minelli, Judy Garland, Barabra Streisand, Stephen Sondheim, Nancy Wilson, Rachel Ferrell, Carol King, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Doris Day, Louis Armstrong, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart, Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Michel Legrand, Edith Piaf, Bette Midler... | | Record Label | Zzzt-Productions (non-exclusive) | | Type of Label | None |
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| About Wendy Lee Taylor |
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Wendy started dancing at the tender age of 5. She spent her adolescence finetuning all her performance skills in amateur productions, not only as a performer, but also as a choreographer, costume designer and producer.
She performed in musical comedies such as Mac & Mabel and Kiss me Kate before travelling to Japan to sing and dance in various international productions. She returned to Australia planning to complete her University degree in languages but was swept back into the world of Show Biz when she was chosen for the Australasian tour of 42nd Street. Starting as one of the 24 ‘hoofers’ she finished the tour understudying the leading role of ‘Dorothy Brock’.
Her international career continued when she was offered a position at the
Lido de Paris, joining the famous Bluebell Line. Having fallen in love
with France, it was not a difficult decision to stay in Paris after her
contract finished, to continue working with the recently formed jazz vocal
group, The Jazzberries. For 3 years this multinational trio performed in
Parisian Jazz Clubs such as the Bilbouquet and Lionel Hampton Club, working with musicians such as Claude Bolling and appearing at the Nice Jazz and Canne film festivals.
In 1999, Wendy went to London to help a close friend mount her original Comedy Musical, during which time she auditioned for the role of Jane Avril in Charles Aznavour’s new Musical Comedy, Lautrec . It was after she had returned to Paris and started studying jazz improvisation with Sara Lazarus at the IACP, that she was informed that she had in fact won the role, and would have to pack her bags to return to London for the season at the Shaftsbury Theatre on West End.
Today, pursuing her solo career Wendy blends the magic of musical
comedy with the rhythms and intricacy of jazz. While singing nightly with the dance band at the ‘Lido de Paris’, she can still be heard playing with her jazz quartet in clubs and Festivals around France.
For information on performance dates you can check her website at http://www.wendyleetaylor.com
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