“One of our most consistently prolific music makers … It is always a thrill to see where she goes next” – John Hardaker (Words about music)
Solo Piano is a prominent feature of Keller’s performance life. Her exploration of minimalist music, sees her beautifully create wordless songs that are eloquent,
intimate, exquisitely balanced and blissfully hypnotic. The music is deeply emotional, but never merely sentimental; truly beautiful, rather than merely pretty.
No two Andrea Keller performances are ever too much alike, as her curiosity and imagination translate into limitless creativity. “Whenever she plays piano something magical happens.” – Eric Myers, the Australian

The Orange Jazz Festival brings together, for a rarely heard duo, two of Australia’s best-known jazz artists, pianist Andrea Keller and saxophonist Sandy Evans.
Don’t miss them performing each other’s music, in an intimate show of breath-taking music. Sandy has been described as ‘one of the best contemporary jazz composers/musicians.’ She is a foundational figure in Australian jazz, leading a number of ground-breaking bands since the early 1980s and for many years exploring Indian classical music from her jazz perspective. Andrea has established and composed for a diverse range of influential ensembles, drawing on a deep love for, and knowledge of classical music. Her jazz is ‘a powerful blend of European lyricism with space and improvisation.’

Andrea Keller – Piano
Sandy Evans – Saxophone

Breath-taking contemporary music from a Sydney guitarist with limitless creativity. Hilary Geddes recently took out the 2021 Freedman Jazz Fellowship, the nation’s most prestigious creative jazz award, and we’re thrilled she’s bringing her brilliant quartet to the Orange Winter Jazz Festival. Her quartet performs with a beautiful harmony, creating textural waves of music that is uplifting and expansive. Her sound is reminiscent of the great Bill Frisell – with a fresh elemental Australian flavor.
Hilary Geddes – Guitar
Matthew Harris – Piano
Maximillian Alduca – Double Bass
Alexander Inman-Hislop – Drums

‘Into The Blue’, a local Orange jazz trio, have been performing together since 2016. They have played many local venues, including wineries, restaurants and cafes; City of Orange Council events and recently at the opening of The Orange Regional Museum and Harmony Day. Their repertoire consists of jazz standards and contemporary songs.
The trio includes Samantha Bartholomeusz on vocals, Kate Rose on Piano and Ian Carter on Double Bass.

JAHL HEHSI is a new ensemble co-led by Harry Sutherland on piano and Lachy Hamilton on tenorsaxophone. Their music is emotional, profound jazz that is steeped in tradition, yet never unoriginal. Their compositions feature beautiful revolving melodic motifs, and dynamic rhythms that make for an incredible concert experience. This band is a full-bodied emotional statement, completed with Jacques Emery on double bass and Alex Inman-Hislop on drums. Together, they’ll drape tapestries of groove and melody across the minds of any and all who dare enter.
Harry Sutherland – Piano
Lachy Hamilton – Tenor Saxophone
Jacques Emery – Double Bass
Alex Inman-Hislop – Drums

Demonstrating how jazz and improvised music elegantly respond to change, the duo draws on intuition, imagination and innovation as they take listeners on a remarkable and evolving voyage.Loretta Palmeiro and Mark Isaacs compose their music together completely on the spot, in real time, and without any safety net or roadmap. The results can be delicate, furious or passionate: proof that unpredictability can result in beauty, even when the destination is unknown.
Loretta Palmeiro – Soprano Saxophone
Mark Isaacs – Piano