The Sally Cooper Duo has been one of Australasias' Premier professional entertainment acts in the 5 star hotel industry for the last 15 years.
Sally Cooper and Phillip Stone are the core members of the group, they also work with floating members (always Australias’ best, and occasionally from The U.S.A) to form a Trio and up to a 5 piece band.
Australian Vocalist Sally Cooper covers all the Divas, from Ella to Aretha, Billie Holiday to Norah Jones, from Eva Cassidy to Janis Joplin. But when she sings, she treats every note as though it were her own, and each note she sings IS! A consummate professional vocalist with sincere appreciation and command over a comprehensive range of musical styles.
A voice that can be both velvety sweet and soulfully spine tingling.
When Sally Cooper sings Jazz, her abundant amount of performance experience allows her to offer a "street credibility" and accessibility to the genre. She is a true singer with a rare level of integrity in her vocal approach that could never truly be imitated or learned from a book.
Sallys' educational background began in Sydney with studies of Music theatre, classical operatic, jazz and contemporary singing with luminaries of Australian theater, The Australian Opera, and The NSW conservatorium of music.
Sallys' band, Trio and Duo "The Sally Cooper Band, Trio and Duo" has been enjoying a busy schedule of performances in Premium venues across Sydney, Australia, and Internationally since its formation. She has always worked with world class supporting musicians with top level music industry experience in her live and studio backing band.
Thanks to her wealth of knowlege and experience about her craft she is also in demand in Australia as a vocal coach.
Guitarist in the duo Phillip Stone has been the permanent member and musical director of Sallys Band since he joined in 1999. Phillip is often praised by qualified International musical contemporaries as really BEING a master of the guitar. Covering styles that range from George Benson to Jimi Hendrix, from Pat Metheny and Wes Montgomery to Larry Carlton. Sophisticated acoustic jazz guitar stylings to showstopping electric Blues Rock.
Phillip has a biography as a performing and recording musician, clinician and teacher that reads like a whos' who of The Australian music industry. Highlights of his career include regular peformances at The Sydney Opera house and? musical director for a showband that entertained The Duchess Of York. He has worked in bands alongside artists such as Daryl Braithwaite, (from Sherbet,) Buddy Guy and Rick Price. The Addition of Phillip Stone to Sally Coopers team elevated their success to a world class standard. As a Duo they been performing in 5 star hotels internationally (in India, Thailand, Singapore, China, South Korea, Japan, Bahrain, and Tahiti,) for the last 5 years.
In Australia:
The Sydney and Brisbane Hilton Hotels, Sydney Hyatt and Nikko Hotels, Harbourside Brasserie, Hyatt Coolum, Carlton Crest, Intercontinental, Ritz Carlton, Regent and Sheraton Hotels, Michaels Restaurant, Brisbane, Bretts Wharf Brisbane, The Treasury Casino, Brisbane, The Sydney Opera House, Darling Harbor Yacht club, Star City Casino, and for numerous corporate functions. Excellent employer references from these performances are available.
The Duos’ Repertoire features a vast selection of 650 well known cover songs from the 40's to the present day, catering for most musical tastes. They have the rare versatility of being able to perform as a First Class Jazz & Blues Duo AS WELL as covering most Popular Music. They expertly read their audiences and are rarely unable to perform an audience request.
The Sally Cooper Trio performs the same diverse repertoire as the duo, and features the addition of a pianist, suitable either for piano bar environments, and for bigger venues requiring a full band sound. The Sally Cooper Band is strictly a Jazz/Swing/Soul ensemble, performing a mix of Jazz/Blues, Swing and Soul that will please the ears of discerning jazz audiences and it can also get every set of feet in the venue on the dancefloor
Utilizing Wireless
Remote Microphone and guitar systems, The Sally Cooper Duos performance can
involve both Sally and Phillip roaming into the crowd and responsively
involving the audience in the show.
The Sally Cooper
duo performs as an intimate Jazzy Bluesy acoustic guitar Duo, as a Jazz and
Blues Trio (with pianist,) or with a full 5 piece Jazz and Blues band, with
a cosy intimate sound or with a sound as big and full as you want it to be!
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"God Bless that child Sally Cooper!
Sally gives a marvelous performance showing the great range, depth, power, and emotion in her voice. The band and the arrangement are great. It's her best recording to date. It's a new jazz classic. I'm on my 5th listen today. I'm hooked God Bless Sally"
Paul Carosi: Musical
director of artistlaunch.com re Sallys'
recording of "God Bless the child thats got his
own" from "Perfect Universe" released September
2006.
"Robben Ford meets Larry Carlton
meets
Danny Gatton! Awesome chops and
fab tone!"
Alex Pithie, Editor of The "Bangkok
Jungle" publication re Phillip Stones'
Guitar instrumentals in The Sally Cooper
Trios' performance at the Royal Orchid
Sheraton, Bangkok, 2007.
"The warmest dulcet tones I have heard in quite some time." Mike Ventarola "Hidden sanctuary" "At times sounding like Barbara Streisand," "rich talents." Ben Omhart "Music Dish" Magazine
"Sensually
sung, and evocative, she soars above the otherwise lush
instrumental arrangements."
Russell. W Elliot
"Musical Discoveries" Magazine.
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