Brendan Keller-Tuberg is a bassist and composer from Canberra. Having graduated from the ANU in 2018, he has established himself as a regular performer in the region, having played with Miroslav Bukovsky, John Mackey and Paul Grabowsky among many others. In August 2017 he released a debut album of original compositions, which was launched to a sold-out audience at the Street Theatre in Canberra, and consequently featured both on JazzTrack and Jessica Nicholas’ show on ABC Jazz.

In August 2018, Brendan moved to the United States to pursue a masters' degree on scholarship from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Currently halfway through his studies, Brendan has led and participated in numerous ensembles in and outside of school, and performed with Walter Smith III, Steve Houghton, June Lee and many others. Most recently, Brendan has been nominated for the 2019 Freedman Fellowship award.

Joining him at Butchers Brew is a recent graduate from the Jacobs school - Ellie Pruneau. A pianist and educator from St. Louis, Missouri, Ellie has shared the stage with jazz greats such as Matt Wilson, Kurt Elling, and Terell Stafford, and most recently has graduated from 2019's Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program hosted by the Kennedy Center. 

Featuring a mix of original compositions, arrangements and standards, this is sure to be a special night of emotionally intimate, yet conceptually sophisticated jazz.

‘I hadn't heard Brendan for a year-or-so and I was stunned with his current virtuosity, and not just fleeting playing but also interesting concepts, fills, structures, counterpoints… As I've seen in one or two other serious players over the years. Stunning.’ – Canberra Jazz Blog (2017)

Watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0B2a3MZjdM