Hetty Kate

Not just another voice in the crowd, British-Australian jazz 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. Described by James Morrison as having “a stage presence only matched by the clarity in her voice,” Hetty was the featured vocalist for Morrison’s award-winning symphonic concert, ʻThe A to Z of Jazzʼ which toured across Asia, Europe, and Australasia with renowned orchestras, the Melbourne concert recording of which won a coveted Australian Jazz Bell Award for ʻBest Traditional Albumʼ.

Born in England, raised in Australia and now based in Paris, Hetty fast made her mark on both the Australian and international jazz scenes, described as “the real deal” and “one of the world’s leading swing vocalists” (Will Friedwald, author and jazz critic, 2017) and has been touring internationally for almost two decades, gracing stages from New Zealand to New York.

A frequent guest of major jazz festivals across the globe, Hetty has performed at New York Hot Jazz and New York Winter Jazz Festivals (USA), Malta International Jazz Festival, Sapporo International Jazz Festival (Japan), Prague Proms (Czech Republic), Cavill Leitch New Zealand International Jazz Festival, Mithra Jazz à Liege (Belgium), Ascona Jazz and Ernen Musikdorf Festivals (Switzerland), Otranto Jazz Festival (Italy), to name but a few.

In Australia Hetty has performed in the Melbourne and Perth International Jazz Festivals, Stonnington, Castlemaine and Wangaratta Jazz Festivals, Darwin Festival, in concert with pianist Simon Tedeschi, for Brisbane Festival’s Spiegeltent, Melbourne Recital Centre, the Arts Centre Melbourne’s High Tea series, and MONA (Hobart). In 2024, Hetty continued touring throughout Europe and London, returning to Asia with shows in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Shanghai, followed by an extensive coast-to-coast tour in Australia, with Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival, Melbourne Recital Centre, Jazz At The Lounge at the Concourse (Sydney), as well as featuring as guest vocalist with James Morrison in his Duke Ellington Tribute at Perth Concert Hall, to standing ovations.

In 2025, alongside a packed touring schedule across Europe, the UK and Asia in both leading jazz venues and festivals, Hetty releases the first album in her bold ‘Jazz in Four Seasons’ project, returning to tour Australia in late spring to Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival, Brisbane and Perth International Jazz Festivals, JazzLab and at Count’s in Melbourne, along with Jazz At The Lounge at the Concourse (Sydney), Salamanca Arts Centre (Hobart) and Adelaide, ahead of a 10 concert tour of New Zealand.

Passionate and inspired, Hetty has ten acclaimed and diverse releases to her name, both independent releases (Lisez l’Etiquette) and for ABC Jazz (Dim All the Lights, The A to Z of Jazz). Her discography spans witty, toe-tapping swing to refined modern jazz, underscoring a talent that defies easy categorization. In person, Hettyʼs concerts are infused with warmth, joy, and a deep love for the audience, the music and all of jazz history.

Links / Hetty Kate projects:

• hettykate.com
• Facebook (@hettykatemusic)  |  Instagram.com/HettyKate
• Lisez L’Etiquette Records
• Jazz In Four Seasons
• New Wave: Reimagined
• BASS² (Quintet with 2 guitars, 2 basses)