Hilary Geddes is an Australian guitarist and composer whose work moves between jazz, indie and experimental music. Her album Redleaf (Earshift Music) merges jazz, indie and experimental influences in an emotionally resonant set driven by her stellar quartet. With pianist Matt Harris, double-bassist Maximillian Alduca and drummer Alexander Inman-Hislop, Geddes delivers bold, improvisation-rich music with heart and nuance.
Geddes was the 2021 Freedman Jazz Fellow and the 2019 Jann Rutherford Memorial Award recipient. In 2021, with the Hilary Geddes Quartet, she released her debut album Parkside (ABC Jazz), which was nominated for an Australian Independent Records Label Association award. In 2025, the group performed at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival and in 2024, Geddes supported Marcus Miller (USA) at his sold-out City Recital Hall concert. Outside of jazz and improvised music, Geddes is the lead guitarist in the rock band The Buoys.
