In 2009 Jaclyn was a recipient of the CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award from her very first performance at a jazz festival, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and the audience has been reveling in her passion as a jazz vocalist since then. She has toured throughout Europe, Canada and the United States in some of the most recognized jazz clubs, festivals and cities with shows such as Yoshi’s San Francisco, Birdland Jazz Club New York, Montreal Jazz Festival, and Uptown Kitchener-Waterloo Jazz Festival. She has also had the pleasure of studying with some of the world’s best jazz singers which include American vocal luminaries Nancy King, Kate McGarry, Jay Clayton and Sheila Jordan.