Deborah's musical lineage originates from a long line of talented family musicians, singers and poets. Her great-great-grandparents were travelling musicians who became stars of 'Vaudeville' and toured the world all through the original Jazz age.
"I’ve grown up listening to music from different cultures and times, but our family's biggest passion was and still is jazz/blues and I was always encouraged to find my own style."
Not content with just re-hashing old classics, Deborah is writing breakthrough originals, which run the gamut of fresh swing tunes through to innovative acid jazz grooves.
Although she has carved out a successful career for herself as a singer and actress in Australia, Deborah moved to New York in 1990 to study music and acting. She has performed in many of NYC’s top clubs, including The Supper Club, Blue Note, Tatou, Bradley’s, and Maxims, and has worked with some of the brightest young stars in the business - including Roy Hargrove who plays trumpet on two of her neo-classic songs "Feelin’ Fine" and "One Sweet Night", which were written and recorded in Manhattan.
("Feelin’ Fine" has won a bronze medal for Deborah in the International and South Pacific Song Contest, 1998 which has over 70 countries participating, including UK, USA, Australia and Japan)
Soon after returning to Australia in late ’96, Deborah was asked to include two of her self-penned tunes on the soul/groove compilation CD "Undertones Volume3" which has since become one of the country’s best selling Australian acid jazz albums and had the local music press and DJ’s singling out Deborah’s compositions as being two of the most exciting tracks on that highly acclaimed album. Her all original debut CD "Still Got A Thing" includes some of her New York recordings and new tracks, which were recorded in Australia and feature some of this country’s finest jazz players.
