Jacki Cooper

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Jacki Cooper
Birth nameJacqueline Anne Cooper
Born Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Origin Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, teacher
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1990–present
LabelsIndependent
Associated acts John Morrison, Swing City, New Generation, George Golla
Website morrisonmusic.com.au

Jacqueline Anne Cooper (born 2 December Slough, United Kingdom) is an Australian jazz singer, known for her full and harmonious vocals. [1] She has released five independent studio albums and one live album. Cooper won Best Jazz Vocal in the 2010 Musicoz Awards. [2] Cooper travels Australia with her husband, drummer and big band leader John Morrison, teaching workshops at schools and music camps, and appearing at festivals and jazz clubs. Her song "Don't Die Wond'rin'" was a finalist at the UK Songwriting Contest, Jazz/Blues section, in 2013. [3]

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Biography

Jacqueline Anne "Jacki" Cooper was born in Slough, Berkshire. She moved to Adelaide in 1989 and attended Dover Gardens TAFE College. After receiving her Certificate of Commercial Music (Performance), she completed a Bachelor of Music in jazz performance at the University of Adelaide in 1993. On the advice of a tutor, Schmoe Elhay, she travelled to San Francisco to study at the Stanford Jazz Workshop at Stanford University, California. While studying, Cooper met jazz composer David Dallwitz and joined his Dixieland band. Dallwitz was an influential mentor, teaching her much about early jazz. [4]

In 2000 Cooper formed the Jacki Cooper Jazz Quartet and released her first album, Jacki Cooper and Friends, [5] she performed regularly on the Adelaide jazz club circuit. [6] She followed up with Love for Sale in 2002 and was a finalist in the 2006 MusicOz Awards.

In July 2006 Cooper moved to Sydney and worked with drummer and big band leader John Morrison. [7] [8] She joined his big band, Swing City. [9] In 2007 Cooper and Morrison formed New Generation, a vehicle for promoting up and coming young talent, which featured Tim Fisher on piano, Karl Dunnicliff on bass guitar and Bernard Winetraub on vibraphone. The quintet performed at Thredbo Jazz Festival and a live recording was released in 2007.

A studio album, Mood Swings, followed in 2009, which included an original track, "Play Me". [1] This track earned Cooper the 2010 Musicoz Award for Best Jazz Vocal. [10]

In late 2012 Morrison and Cooper teamed up with Australian jazz guitarist George Golla to record The Journey. [11] Alan Western of Brisbane Jazz Club felt her "vocal talents are showcased to the full, especially with standout performances of 'Walk on the Wild Side', 'Solitude' and her own composition 'Don't Die Wond'rin'." [11] Also on the album was American alto saxophonist Jeff Clayton of the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, who was visiting Australia to perform and record with John's brother, world-renowned multi-instrumentalist James Morrison. [12] In May 2015, Cooper released a duo album with Golla, Tea for Two.

Jacki and John are regulars at Australian jazz festivals, often appearing at Wangaratta Jazz Festival, Darling Harbour International Jazz Festival, Thredbo Jazz Festival, Noosa Jazz Festival, Moruya Jazz Festival, Dubbo Jazz Festival, Dingo Creek Jazz and Blues Festival, Stonnington Jazz Festival. In 2013 they launched their own festival in Port Macquarie - Big Band Blast, a non-competitive festival for big bands of all ages, styles and abilities. Her song "Don't Die Wond'rin'" was a finalist at the UK Songwriting Contest in the Jazz/Blues section in 2013. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 Nugent, Victoria (13 September 2010). "CD Review: Mood Swings – John Morrison and Jacki Cooper". AustralianJazz.net. Miriam Zolin. Retrieved 9 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ "2010 MusicOz Winners". musicoz.org. 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "2013 Results - The UK Songwriting Contest". songwritingcontest.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Jacki Cooper Jazz Singer". EntertainOz. Retrieved 1 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ "Jacki Cooper and Friends – Jacki Cooper". AllMusic . All Media Guide . Retrieved 8 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ "2014 Festival Adjudicators: Jacki Cooper". Australian Jazz Education Association. 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ↑ "Jacki Cooper". Dingo Creek Jazz and Blues Festival . Retrieved 8 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ Thompson, Peter (23 November 2009). "Transcripts – James Morrison". Talking Heads with Peter Thompson. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 8 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ "John Morrison and Jacki Cooper Music Workshops VOCAL WORKSHOP" . Retrieved 1 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ↑ "Bios – Jacki Cooper" (PDF). Musicoz. Retrieved 8 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  11. 1 2 Western, Alan (6 September 2013). "John Morrison, Jacki Cooper and George Golla". Brisbane Jazz Club. Retrieved 8 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ↑ Morrison, James (8 December 2012). "James Morrison on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 9 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  13. ↑ "2013 Results". The UK Songwriting Contest. British Phonographic Industry#The BRIT Trust. 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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