Hannah is an award-winning bassist and composer. She leads the acclaimed ensemble, Pharos, the Hannah James Trio and Quartet, and is a member of Volant, The Crawfish Po’Boys, Mingus Amongst Us, Andrew Robertson Big Band, Alma Orquestra, Energetic Zen Quintet, Divergence Jazz Ensemble and the award-winning Lady Sings it Better. Hannah has played with Don Burrows, Katie Noonan, Ingrid and Christine Jensen (USA,) Helen Sung (USA,) Lakecia Benjamin (USA,) Silke Eberhardt (GER,) Sandy Evans and Matt Keegan. She was the 2011 recipient of the esteemed Jann Rutherford Memorial Award and a multiple recipient of the ANU Undergraduate Scholarship. Hannah is the first full-time woman lecturer in Jazz Studies at The Sydney Conservatorium of Music.