Andrea Keller and Five Below Live from Melbourne Recital Centre

ABOUT ANDREA KELLER & FIVE BELOW
Andrea Keller is an Australian improvising pianist and composer, dedicated to the performance and creation of contemporary jazz and improvised music. She has devised and produced a multitude of projects, ranging from solo to large ensembles steeped in both jazz and Western art music traditions. Her projects focus on the creation of new music with an emphasis on improvisation, collaboration, and an expanding skill set (often including electronics, preparations, photographic images, poetry, film, and collaborations with musicians entrenched in varying musical traditions).

Devised and led by Andrea Keller, Five Below was formed in July 2017 and has had a monthly residency performing at the Jazzlab in Brunswick since that time. The quintet features two bassists, drums, guitar and piano, and reimagine a score of Keller's compositions dating from 2002 to current - throwing the music into a new light through an intense process of deconstruction, exploration, and musical innovation.

Melding acoustic sounds with electronics, pedals & effects, the music of Five Below draws from an eclectic array of styles including doom, western art music, minimalism and contemporary jazz, producing a unique and arresting voice in Australian jazz.

ARTISTS
Andrea Keller piano
Julien Wilson clarinet
Stephen Magnusson guitar
Sam Anning double Bass
Mick Meagher electric bass
James McLean drums
Jim Keller spoken vocals

PROGRAM
1. Hills of Nectar
2. Life is Brut[if]al
3. Youth Unleashed
4. Grand Forfeit
5. Love in Solitude (Disassembled)

All compositions and arrangements by Andrea Keller
Love in Solitude text by Rainer Maria Rilke

This concert was recorded in accordance with Melbourne Recital Centre's COVID-Safe plan in December 2020.

This upload was made possible thanks to support from the Department of Education and Training, and the Peggy and Leslie Cranbourne Foundation.