Melanie Jansen, MD

Home city: Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Vocation outside music: paediatric intensivist, clinical ethicist, poet.

Role in BBSC: vocalist

First performance with BBSC: DC 2023

Major musical influences: Diana Krall, Nina Simone, Etta James, Alanis Morisette, Jewel Kilcher, Pearl Jam

Favorite musical genres: blues, jazz, soul, folk

My most prized instrument: the vocal cords I carry everywhere with me!

Musical projects outside BBSC: originals band in my university days, occasional solo gigs, singers jam nights.

Favorite non-musical pursuits: running, learning about and drinking wine, eating, hosting parties.

What I love about BBSC: the international collaboration of amazing people, getting together to make beautiful music for a great cause.