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Many singers profess to be natural storytellers, but few can claim to be published authors too. Jazz singer Connie Lansberg showcases these two areas of her creative output with the release of the album Tsera’s Gift, alongside a novel of the same name. (BHC Press) The record is an infectious and lilting collection of songs, performed by some of Melbourne’s leading musicians.

A longstanding fixture on the Australian jazz scene, Connie’s songs - at various points evoking Blossom Dearie, Madeleine Peyroux, and Carol King - brim with elegantly expressive melodies, and poetic lyrics.

As an author, she loves the long-form, but as a songwriter, she finds it thrilling, to sum up, the difficult, the wonderful, the terrifying, and exhilarating feeling of falling in or out of love in 4-minute soliloquies accompanied by talented musicians. She also believes we create our own reality and that belief is the driving force behind all her work.

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Meet Connie Lansberg: Connie Lansberg is a singer/songwriter who performs original folk/pop-jazz and smooth jazz. She is a vocal interpreter of the wonderful stories told by the American Songbook and beyond. She uses her voice in such a way as to reveal and tease out even the most subtle of nuances that define these beautiful songs. Reminiscent of Blossom Dearie and June Christy, but with the modern edge of Everything But the Girl and Sting, Connie Lansberg creates ...

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Australia’s Most Streamed Jazz Artist Connie Lansberg Soars With Her Self-Produced Album 'Alone With Bees'

Australia’s Most Streamed Jazz Artist Connie Lansberg Soars With Her Self-Produced Album 'Alone With Bees'

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Australian jazz singer-songwriter Connie Lansberg has released her latest self-produced album Alone With Bees. Boasting an impressive 4.5 million streams on Spotify, Lansberg has solidified her position as Australia’s most streamed jazz artist, captivating audiences with her expressive voice, storytelling prowess, and ground-breaking approach to the genre. “Alone With Bees” is a 10-track jazz album that features seven original songs, written, arranged, produced, and performed by Lansberg. The album also showcases the exceptional talent of her longstanding quartet, including the ...

Connie Lansberg blurs the line of music styles with her fifth studio album – Tsera's Gift Jazz Corner

This talented writer and singer has a one-of-a-kind sound that brings together a wide range of jazz influences. World of Jazz

Tsera's Gift highlights Connie's ability to make music that is fresh and inspiring. Medium

Connie Lansberg has a way with words. This makes sense when you learn she is a published author as well as an accomplished songwriter.

Adrian Jackson The Age

Tsera’s Gift gracefully walks that fine line between accessibility and sophistication, jazz, and pop, resulting in an album that mixes crystalline melodies with richly emotive sentiments. Medium

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