(Vocal Jazz) Wendy Lee Taylor - Lets Do It - 2005, MP3, 320 kbps

With her 2nd jazz album “All you have to do” recently released, a nightly gig at the infamous “Lido de Paris” and a songwriting collaboration with Australian actor/lyricist William Zappa, exploring her recently discovered talent for composition; both on stage and off, Wendy Lee Taylor is a constantly evolving artist.
Having started dancing at the tender age of 5, Wendy spent her adolescence fine-tuning all her performance skills in amateur productions, not only as a performer, but also as choreographer, costume designer and producer.
She performed in musical comedies such as “Mac & Mabel” and “Kiss me Kate” before traveling 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 Bluebelle 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 Cannes 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.
On returning to Paris, Wendy formed the Wendy Lee Taylor Quartet, with whom she recorded her first album, “Let’s do it” in May 2005. Her second album recorded in 2008 with a 10 piece jazz band will be released in Feb 2011. As well as her nightly performances at the Lido, Wendy regularly performs with her quartet in jazz clubs and festivals in Europe, blending the magic of musical comedy and cabaret, with the rhythm and intricacy of jazz. Her song writing collaboration with William Zappa has lead to song requests from artists such as sensual French cabaret artist Caroline Nin, and they are in the process of developing Wendy’s own cabaret show: The Paris Walk.

Vocals – Wendy Lee Taylor
Guitar – Jeff Hoffman
Piano – Chris Cody
Double Bass – Benoit Dunoyer de Segonzac
Drums – Bob Demeo
Accordeon – Marcel Azzola