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TAL WILKENFELD FINDS HER VOICE

Contrary to what Hollywood would rather you believe, packing up your guitar, running away to a new city and hustling ’til you catch a break doesn’t always pay off. That didn’t convince a 16-year-old Tal Wilkenfeld not to drop out of school and make the trek from Sydney to the States – and it’s a good thing she did.

Though she cut her teeth as a singer-songwriter hopping between jazz clubs, Wilkenfeld quickly fell in love with the bass guitar, and ever since, she’s been slapping out alongside such bonafide icons as Keith Urban, Brian Wilson

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