SMOKE GETS  IN YOUR EYES

Wendy started on the piano when 5 yrs. old. By the time she was 14, she has achieved Grade 8. Improvising has always been her natural asserts & she started to learn playing jazz at 11. She went on to study music composition/arranging at Guildhall as well as achieving an art degree in London. She has strong interests in rhythms & has learnt to play Latin percussion majoring on timbales & congas to a professional standard.
Her music draws strength & influences from all her idols jazz giants eg. Chick Corea, Michel Camelo, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday....& from the Latin world of music such as Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Eliane Elias, Hilton Ruiz......

Apart from being versatile as a solo jazz pianist, Wendy has participated & continues to do so, in numerous band line ups. She was the main founder of the former fusion band Chameleon. She was the pianist for the former Nolberto Salano salsa band, the London Salsa All Star band, as well as running her own Latin jazz instrumental band La Mezcla. She is now with The Section 11 Latin Dance Band. She also appears frequently  in The Jazz Gardenias duo.

SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES

wendylongmusica