For those unaware, Bonnie J. Jensen’s unique artistry shines through her acclaimed albums and reflects a life lived internationally. This singer/songwriter has traveled extensively, performing in Europe, USA (notably New York), and Asia – repeatedly in Japan, where her second album “Blue Joy” reached No. 8 in the Independent Jazz Charts, and was featured in Swing Journal, the magazine for Jazz devotees.

Winning praise and admiration of critics, jazz enthusiasts and even non-jazz audiences, Jensen is celebrated for her agile, nuanced vocal delivery. She blurs genre boundaries, infusing her broad repertoire — from classic and sophisticated jazz standards to reimagined contemporary songs and poetic originals — with warmth and wit.

Jensen has performed at numerous Jazz Festivals and Clubs and is known for assembling stellar ensembles, bringing together uniquely complementary musicians for both recordings and live performances.

Her recordings feature titans of the Australian jazz scene including Alister Spence, Matt McMahon, Don Radar, Miroslav Bukovsky, Ray Cassar, James Morrison, Graham Jesse, James Muller, Brett Hirst, Jonathan Zwartz, Phil Stack, and Nicholas McBride. And after selected singles from Jensen’s just-released fifth album RISE (released August 1st, 2025 via MGM), were released in advance to high praise, we can reveal that RISE features Jensen effortlessly bridging the worlds of straight-ahead jazz, soul, Latin, and pop, drawing from the songbooks of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, James Taylor, Sting and Michael Franks.

1. People Make the World Go Around
2. Reminiscing
3. The Great City
4. Immigrant
5. Cantaloupe Island
6. Jive
7. Spain
8. Hughes’ Blues
9. La Belle Dame Sans Regrets
10. Spend a Little Time with Me
11. Butterfly
12. Don’t Let Me be Lonely Tonight

Presenting a masterfully curated collection of jazz compositions that span a rich array of styles and influences, this magnificently sculpted, wholly impassioned new recording opens on the informational People Make the World Go Around and the heartwarming Reminiscing and then we get brought forth the melodical The Great City, the soaring Immigrant and both the earnestly impassioned play of Cantaloupe Island and the enthralling Jive.

Along next is the sweepingly atmospheric Spain and the horn-infused beauty Hughes’ Blues and they are in turn backed seamlessly by the French-spoken ballad La Belle Dame Sans Regrets and the late night dancefloor hipsway of Spend a Little Time with Me, the set rounding out on an enriched Butterfly, coming to an all too soon close on dutifully a sultry Don’t Let Me be Lonely Tonight.

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