Hetty Kate

Hetty Kate "Valentines" (Paris Based)

Band
Hetty Kate - Voice
Sam Lemann - Guitar
James Sherlock - Guitar
Ben Robertson - Double Bass
Ben Hanlon - Cielo

About
British/Australian jazz vocalist Hetty Kate, raised in Melbourne and currently based in Paris, released a four track EP inspired by Valentine's Day, but it's not what you think! On a day for lovers brimming with flowers, chocolates and love notes.. these songs about the banality of love (Blah,Blah,Blah); infidelity (Goody Goodbye), dating requirements (Romance without Finance) and solitude (Please Don't Bug Me) are a welcome relief for the singletons and bah-humbugs among us.

Returning to Melbourne, Hetty invites you to come and celebrate the release of 'Valentines', featuring James Sherlock, Sam Lemann, Ben Hanlon and Ben Robertson. A swinging evening with four of the best with classics and curios from the American Songbook - as much in warning of love as laughing at love gone wrong. A concert theme inspired by Hetty's last five years in Paris, navigating the 'City of Love' itself.

Vocalist Hetty Kate, described as “the real deal” and “one of the best swing vocalists on the current scene” (Will Friedwald - Author / Jazz Critic USA), was born in England, raised in Melbourne, and has been based in Paris since 2017. With a career spanning more than a decade Hetty toured for many years with acclaimed Australian musician James Morrison, and can now be found on stages large and small from New Zealand to New York. With a clear, sweet sounding voice, Hetty really swings, and fills the room with a natural musicality.

Hetty has performed at many premier jazz festivals internationally including the New York Winter Jazz Festival (USA), Sapporo International Jazz Festival (Japan), Ascona Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Prague Proms (Czech Republic) and the Cavell Leitch International Jazz Festival (NZ) as well as many others across Europe, Asia and Australia. Performance highlights include performing with eight symphonic orchestras, treading the boards as Ava Gardner in an original Australian stage production 'Ava at the End of the World' and appearing on both Australian and French TV.

www.hettykate.com