Jill Daley began studying piano at the age of three and violin at the age of six with her mother.

She received a Bachelor's Degree in Violin Performance from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and attended graduate school at Boston University's School for the Arts under the tutelage of Peter Zazofsky. As winner of the Cameron Baird Concerto Competition, Jill was soloist with the UB Symphony.

She has also been a featured soloist with the Clarence Festival Orchestra, ZeRo TaiKo, McDonald's Global Conference, Disney's Magic Music Days, and regularly performed as a strolling violinist for Disney's Intimate Weddings while living in Orlando.

Her piano teachers include: Shirley Irek, Jonathan Bass and Roland Martin. Jill has performed with groups such as the New Hampshire Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, Palm Beach Pops and has served as concertmaster of the Walt Disney World Orchestra. She has toured with the Mantovani Orchestra (Japan 2001 and China 2007), and the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players.

As an accompanist, she has been a staff pianist for the Boston Ballet School, Orlando Ballet and George Brown College. Jill participated in the national tours of "The Producers," "The King & I" and "The Light in the Piazza." She was chosen to costar in the atmosphere show entitled "The Story Walkers" at Disney's Animal Kingdom in early 2007. Currently residing in Toronto, Jill works as a pianist at Canada's National Ballet School, The Pia Bouman School for Dance and Creative Movement, Dance Teq, and performs as a violinist and pianist at events across the GTA.

Jill has also worked with the following artists:

Copyright © 2006 Jill Daley. All rights reserved. Images: jeffhawkins.com