Andrea Keller’s Transients
Julien Wilson – saxophone
Sam Anning – double bass
” … The mind and sound-world of Andrea Keller, a place that is one of the most original – if not the most original – in Australian jazz.” (John Hardaker, australianjazz.net, 2013).
“I can think of few musicians who contribute so deeply and consistently to their musical cultures as Andrea Keller. The Melbourne jazz (and wider music) scene is unimaginable without her magisterial compositional, pianistic and educational skills.” (Paul Grabowsky AO, 2025).
Andrea Keller is an Australian pianist, composer and improviser committed to creating new music with an emphasis on improvisation and collaboration. Over the past two-and-a-half decades she has devised and produced a large and varied body of work that celebrates the wealth and diversity of Australian musicians.
With a propensity for the new, Andreahas devised and led over twenty projects centred predominantly on her original works. Shehas released twenty-five albums as a bandleader since 2000 and has performed on many others, including recordings with the Black Arm Band Company, the Australian Art Orchestra, the Vanessa Perica Orchestra, and Eddie Perfect.
Highly lauded for her music in Australia, Andrea has received numerous awards over her career. In 2022 she received the Art Music Luminary (Victoria) Award and has previously been recognised with three ARIA awards, multiple Australian Jazz Bell awards, and more. A champion of Australian creative music and a nurturer of emerging musicians, Andrea curates Monday nights at the Jazzlab, runs the educational programGender Defying Jazz and is Head of Jazz & Improvisation at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne.
Online sales close at 7:30pm on the day of the concert. Tickets can be purchased at the door, dependent on availability. Tempo Rubato is a cashless venue.
Tempo Rubato, 34 Breese St, Brunswick VIC 3056