Kellee Green

Biography

Kellee Green is a jazz pianist and composer from Meanjin (Brisbane) and has been performing regularly since the age of 14. She became interested in jazz in her teens and was fortunate enough to study jazz piano at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University under the tutelage of Dr Louise Denson. Kellee has been performing regularly in Brisbane and interstate for the last thirty years at venues such as the Brisbane Jazz Club, JMI Live and The Paris Cat. She has performed with numerous jazz artists over the years, including Wilma Reading, Adrian Cunningham, Ingrid James, the Unladylike Big Band, David Theak and Elly Hoyt.

In 2022 she recorded Mothers’ Suite, Sweet Mothers, a five-movement work for piano and violin that was commissioned for ABC Classic’s Fresh Start series and recorded by the label. This piece was highly reviewed and is on regular rotation on ABC Classic.

In recent years, Kellee has performed at the 2023 and 2024 Brisbane International Jazz Festivals and is the regular pianist for the Andrew Butt Trio+. This group launched their third album, Peregian, as part of the BIJF in October 2024.

Her debut album, Home, with Samuel Vincent (bass), John Parker (drums), Andrew Butt (saxophones) and Kristin Berardi (vocals) was released in March 2025. The title track of this album received Highly Commended at the 2022 Queensland Music Awards in the Jazz category, and the single, River to Sea, won the Jazz QMA in 2025.

Kellee has worked in various prominent Brisbane schools as a music teacher and head of department. She has a particular interest in working with young jazz musicians, helping them to gain confidence and explore improvisation in supportive and encouraging environments. She is passionate about providing opportunities for young women and non-binary students in jazz and helping to work towards gender parity in the Australian jazz community.