A prolific pianist and composer, Andrea Keller is one of the most respected bandleaders in the country. A two-time ARIA winner and recipient of countless accolades, Keller's compositions fuse technical mastery with beauty and lyricism. Andrea Keller has received commissions from the Melbourne International Women's Jazz Festival, the Bennetts Lane Big Band, Mike Nock's BigSmallBand and The Australian Art Orchestra. In 2007/2008 she was commissioned to write the music for 'Hush 8' in association with the Royal Children's Hospital and the Freedman Foundation. A co-founder of 'The Bennetts Lane Big Band', Andrea Keller is also a lecturer at the Victorian College of the Arts and NMIT.