THE SALLY COOPER DUO, TRIO AND BAND

"The Thailand Tatler" "Spirit of High society" Magazine review of The Sally Cooper Duos’ performance at The Royal Orchid Sheraton, Bangkok, August 2007: "Sensational" "Australian Virtuosos" "Melodious Jazz, Pop and Rock"

The Sally Cooper Duo has been one of Australasias' Premier professional entertainment acts in the 5 star hotel industry for the last 10 years. Recently returned from 2 resident musician contracts at The Royal Orchid Sheraton in Bangkok and The Rasa Sayang Shangri-la 6 star resort in Malaysia, now based in Brisbane, Australia.

 Vocalist Sally Cooper covers all the Divas, from Ella to Aretha, from 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! The most velvety of jazz vocals ranging to spine tingling Bluesy belting.

 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.

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.

 Previous performances International (2000-2007) International: Rasa Sayang 6 star Shangri-la Hotel, Penang, Malaysia, (3 month contract in 2006-2007) Royal Orchid Sheraton, Bangkok, (4 month contract 2007,) Bangkok Shangri-la hotel, (7 month contract 2001-2002,) ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Mumbai, India, (10 month contract 2004-2005) Sheraton Suzhou Hotel and Towers, China, (7 month contract 2003-2004,) The Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul, South Korea, (5 month contract 2003-2004,) The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Bahrain, formerly Le Meridien (3 month contract 2001,) The Singapore Hilton Hotel, (6 month contract 2000.)

In Australia (1996-2007) The Sydney Hilton Hotel, Sydney Hyatt and Nikko Hotels, Harbourside Brasserie, 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 1940 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. Music for Relaxing AND for Dancing.

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 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