Jazz vocalist Hetty Kate performs at Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival (and more) in October with her new album, Jazz in Four Seasons: Spring, Vol. 1
Paris-based British-Australian vocalist Hetty Kate returns to Sydney this October and 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, Vol. 1, 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, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Tadd Dameron, Billy Strayhorn, and more.
Audiences can experience these songs live for the first time at two exclusive Sydney concerts – for Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival on October 24, and at Jazz At the Lounge on November 13, bookending a tour that includes the Brisbane and Perth Jazz Festivals, and launch concerts in Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and Hobart.
“Don’t expect a predictable bouquet of love songs with ‘spring’ in every title,” says Hetty. “I’ve curated a collection that celebrates everything from the smallest creatures to the most luscious blooms – from being caught in a downpour without an umbrella to the gentle warmth of sunlight on a May morning. Even that bittersweet joy of walking beneath flowering trees, gloriously and unapologetically alone.”
In Sydney, Hetty performs with a quartet of Australia’s most respected jazz musicians: Ben Hauptmann (guitar), Brett Hirst (bass), Matt McMahon (piano), and Hamish Stuart (drums). Sure to be an evening of beautiful music, classics and curiosities, don’t miss this sparkling homage to the most efferverscent of seasons, Spring!
Read the Media Release here.
Hetty Kate – Jazz in Four Seasons: Spring, Vol.1
Single: ‘It Might As Well Be Spring’ (Rodgers & Hammerstein) – digital release on Friday 24 October 2025
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Full album released on Friday 7 November 2025 on Lisez L’Etiquette Records.
SYDNEY TOUR DATES:
Friday 24 October 2025, 7:30pm – The Joan (Penrith) – Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival
Tickets from $50: thejoan.com.au/whats-on/hetty-kate-spring
Thursday 13 November 2025, 7:30pm – The Concourse (Chatswood) – Jazz At The Lounge
Tickets from $45: theconcourse.com.au/event/jazz-at-the-lounge-2025-hetty-kate-quintet-spring
*AND AROUND AUSTRALIA:
Fri 24 Oct, 7:30pm: Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival (NSW) – thejoan.com.au/hetty-kate-spring
Sun 26 Oct, 1pm: The Art of Voice and Bass: Masterclass with Hetty Kate & Thierry Fossemalle, Jazz Music Institute, Bowen Hills (Brisbane) – tickets here
Sun 26 Oct, 8pm: Brisbane International Jazz Festival (QLD) – tickets here
Fri 31 Oct, 8pm: Perth International Jazz Festival (WA) – ellingtonjazz.com.au/hetty-kate-perth-international-jazz-festival [SOLD OUT]
Wed 5 Nov, 7pm: The Founder’s Room, Hobart (TAS) – tickets here
Fri 7 & Sat 8 Nov, 8pm: JazzLab, Melbourne (VIC) – thejazzlab.com.au/hetty-kate-quintet-spring-album-release
Thur 13 Nov, 7:30pm: Jazz At The Lounge, The Concourse (Sydney, NSW) – theconcourse.com.au/jazz-at-the-lounge-2025-hetty-kate-quintet-spring
Sun 16 Nov, 4pm: The Street Theatre, Canberra (ACT) – thestreet.org.au/hetty-kate-spring-album-launch
Wed 19 Nov, 7:30pm: Hetty Kate Bass² Quintet, Live at The Count’s, Ian Potter Centre for the Performing Arts, Monash (VIC) – monash.edu/hetty-kate-latc
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ABC Radio National interview about Jazz in Four Seasons: abc.net.au/listen/programs/drawingroom/jazz-in-four-seasons
Australian Jazz Net – Hetty Kate article on JazzAhead! 2025: australianjazz.net/2025/05/finding-the-thread-at-jazzahead-2025