Hetty Kate – Spring

Paris-based British-Australian vocalist Hetty Kate returns to Sydney this November with the debut volume of her ambitious new project, Jazz in Four Seasons. The series follows the changing seasons through four albums recorded in different cities around the world, each a collaboration with local musicians.

Moving beyond traditional jazz hotspots, Hetty explores how this quintessentially American art form has evolved as it has travelled across cultures. The result will be a love letter to her own nomadic life and to the timeless songs that have accompanied her around the globe.

For Spring, Hetty returned to Prague – the city where her European journey began – to record with four of its finest jazz musicians. Together they captured the season in all its tempestuous, tender beauty, with works by Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Jerome Kern and more. The album will be released in November 2025.

Audiences can experience these songs live for the first time with a quartet of Australia's most respected jazz musicians: Matt McMahon (piano), Ben Hauptmann (guitar), Brett Hirst (bass), and Hamish Stuart (drums).

About Hetty Kate

Not just another voice in the crowd, British-Australian vocalist Hetty Kate is a magnetic performer with sophisticated edge. Besides her 'natural musicality', effortless, clarion tone, and impeccable timing, Hetty’s razor-sharp wit truly sets her apart, blending poise and humour with undeniable talent. Based in Paris, her current project, Jazz in Four Seasons, is a global four-album series recorded in four cities, each reflecting a different season through local collaboration.

Born in England, raised in Australia and now based in Paris, Hetty has been touring internationally for almost two decades, performing in 28 countries. Described by James Morrison as having “a stage presence only matched by the clarity in her voice,” she became the featured vocalist for Morrison's award-winning symphonic concert, The A to Z of Jazz; this toured across Asia, Europe, and Australasia with renowned orchestras, and yielded a live recording of the debut performance in Melbourne, which won a coveted Australian Jazz Bell Award for ‘Best Traditional Album’.

Hetty Kate’s diverse discography spans witty, toe-tapping swing to refined modern jazz, underscoring a talent that defies easy categorisation. In person, Hettyʼs concerts have a warm touch, are infused with joy, and always brimming with a deep love for the audience, the music itself and all of jazz history.

https://www.hettykate.com/

Thursday 13 November 2025, 7:30pm

The Concourse Lounge, The Concourse, 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood

Tickets: $40.30 - $75.50 + BF

theconcourse.com.au/event/jazz-at-the-lounge-2025-hetty-kate-quintet-spring

Cabaret seating available

Jazz at the Lounge

Jazz at the Lounge is a stellar line-up of ten unmissable concerts, bringing the magic of live jazz to Sydney's North Shore. https://www.theconcourse.com.au/jazz-at-the-lounge-2025/