Nichaud fitzgibbon biography of christopher

Victoria, Australia

Nichaud started performing with her brother Mark in the early '80s and worked at all the regular jazz venues and festivals around town.

Nichaud fitzgibbon biography of christopher

Vince Jones gave Nichaud her first television appearance when he invited her to be his special guest on The Don Burrow's Jazz Series in 1983 for ABC television. Apart from performing around town at regular gigs she also started a full time job working at Brashs record store, which she eventually managed for a couple of years and then decided to move to London in 1986.

She stayed for three years and performed at various clubs and festivals plus a stint with Australian rock band The Models when she joined Wendy Matthews as a backing singer for their London gigs. Another highlight was an impromptu performance with legendary tenor saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders at Ronnie Scott's jazz club.

After returning to Melbourne in 1988 and working with various bands she formed YOYO an original funk band with trumpeter Gavi