Redleaf

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Cat No: EAR118

Release Date: 22 May 2026

Label: Earshift Music

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 9324690430819

Genres: Jazz Contemporary

Description

Redleaf documents the evolution of Sydney-based guitarist and composer Hilary Geddes across four transformative years with her long-standing quartet: Matthew Harris (piano), Max Alduca (double bass), and Alexander Inman-Hislop (drums). Following their acclaimed debut Parkside (ABC Jazz, 2021), which earned an AIR Award nomination and positioned Geddes as one of Australia's most compelling new jazz voices, the quartet return with a recording that is both expansive and intimate. The album captures the group's lyrical interplay and rich atmospheres, blending jazz improvisation with cinematic textures and guitar-led harmonic landscapes. Spacious, contemplative and deeply personal, Redleaf is a slow-burning journey through memory, place and interior life, showcasing a band that has matured together while continuing to embrace risk, freedom and collective storytelling.
Hilary Geddes is an award-winning guitarist, improviser and composer based in Eora/Sydney. While at university, Geddes completed a year-long student exchange at the Bremen Hochschule fur Kunste, studying with esteemed guitarist Andreas Wahl. The connections formed from this exchange led to her completing a successful tour of Germany in 2023 with the Geddes/Haupt Quartet. Her sound is often compared to Bill Frisell, though she modestly notes, "I think that's because I play a Tele at the moment. Alas my tone is not nearly as legato as his." Critics have praised for guiding ensembles through inventive textures, lyrical improvisation and dynamic interplay.
Geddes is also a member of the rock band, The Buoys. Performing sold-out national headline tours, their debut album Lustre debuted at #7 of the ARIA Australian Album charts in 2024. The Buoys have also supported international acts such as the Arctic Monkeys, Dandy Warhols and IDLES. In 2025, they completed two successful tours of the UK and Europe and were nominated for "Best Live Act" by Rolling Stone. Their song, "Lie To Me Again" featured in Triple J's Hottest 100 in 2021.
"A discerning sonic sculptor." - Sydney Morning Herald, John Shand
"Hilary Geddes Quartet felt like being thrown into a pool and submerged in some aquatic bliss...writes with an elegant rigour and panache." - Jessie Tu, Limelight
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