When Sandra hits the stage, you know you are in for a treat. This “pretty and petite dynamo is a consummate entertainer”. Born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Sandra has been performing professional Musical Theatre and Jazz for over fifteen years. Her love of music began at a very young age; both her Grandmothers were singers and her Grandfather played piano, clarinet, and banjo by ear.
Other musical influences include Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney and Peggy Lee, just to name a few.

Sandra has enjoyed sharing the stage with many wonderful musicians, including the Oakville Jazz Ensemble, featured at the Canadian National Exhibition, sponsored by AM740 radio.

A highlight of her jazz career includes performing at the Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival. Oakville Today said, “she bestows emphatic sensitivity to the lyrics, making us feel each song carries a message specifically for us”. She was joined by veteran Jazz pianist Bruce Harvey, Chris Banks on Bass and Marc Pizer on Drums.
Following her training at Wilfrid Laurier University, Sandra's professional theatre career was launched when she was cast in the role of Edith in The Pirates of Penzance at The Drayton Festival Theatre, directed by Alex Mustakas. Subsequently, she returned to Drayton to perform in The Mikado and Vaudeville! Sandra continued her stage career in Grand Bend, Ontario performing at Huron Country Playhouse in Oliver, Fiddler on the Roof and The Secret Garden.

Sandra backstage with with Phantom of the Opera star Rene Simard.

Sandra auditioned for and proudly joined the cast of the Toronto production of The Phantom of the Opera. For five fantastic years, she performed the roles of the Princess and understudied Carlotta at the beautiful Pantages Theatre. Although the demands of performing eight shows a week were taxing, Sandra found time to sing with local Toronto Folk band Maris at venues ranging from C'est What to Free Times Café.

In the studio with Juno Award winning Producer/Arranger Peter Mann.		 Sandra had the good fortune to meet and record with Juno Award winning Producer/Arranger Peter Mann (producer for The Nylons, world-renowned a cappella group). Her Jazz Demo CD features Eric Robertson on Piano, and Roberto Occhipinti on Bass.

Outside of her recording experiences, Sandra toured extensively with Toronto's Smile Theatre Company in shows written and directed by internationally known singer/actor/comedian Tom Kneebone. Since the passing of Mr. Kneebone, a friend and mentor, her work with Smile has continued as she has taken the role of playwright and director for several Smile shows. A favorite being a tribute to one of her idols, Rosemary Clooney.

Sandra has collaborated on many tunes with composer/arranger Randy Broten, of The Bronte Sound Project and is currently working on a solo album of original tunes and Jazz standards, including the title track, Goody 2 Shoes Blues.

Sandra’s career is flying high and so is she, with her new husband, pilot Dave Wright. Her “tour of a lifetime” has taken her to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates where she continues to win over audiences with her talent and unique style.

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