Bonnie J Jensen: vocalist, pianist, accoustic jazz; top of the Australian Jazz charts |
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Bonnie J Jensen
A respected, versatile and internationally experienced acoustic-orientated jazz musician, Bonnie is an accomplished piano player and a sultry jazz singer with a voice that moves effortlessly from standard jazz to bossa nova, pop, blues and funk. Whether singing out front with her sextet, or performing as a singer/pianist with bass, she creates a sophisticated, stylish ambience. “The beauty of jazz is that, while there are definite forms, there are no rules … there’s a new generation of artists working within the parameters of jazz who also work outside the square, like the young Englishman Jamie Cullum or America’s Norah Jones … (here) in Australia, it’s an artist like Bonnie J Jensen that’s making it happen.” — Michael Smith, Drum Media “This is an experienced singer... and it’s the combination of innocence and sexy womanliness somewhere in the timbre of the voice that lets you know.” — Shane Nichols, www.allaboutjazz.com For more information: |
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