Elsa Steixner, born and raised in Vienna, spans an arc with her music that is able to combine the sound of the jazz and blues tradition with the most intimate facets of singer-songwriting. Musical influences range from Nina Simone and Abdullah Ibrahim to Paul Simon and Prince, laying a foundation of jazz, folk and RnB from which ELSA's compositions develop. This embracing of tradition, combined with a curious and attentive view of the present, lends the music a timelessness without diminishing its topicality.
E. Steixner (voc.), J. Bazzanella (keyb.), J. Lang (b.), D. Louis (dr.)