Eucalyptus Treeo

Eucalyptus Treeo is the exciting new collaboration between three award winning composers, performers, and friends - Steve Barry (piano), Hannah James (Double Bass) and Rafael Karlen (Saxophone). The Treeo has recorded their debut album due for release on ABC Jazz in November 2023.

Born from the group’s mutual enthusiasm for hiking and the exploration of our Australian National Parks and forests, the project examines connections between local forests, paths, and histories. Each work seeks to encapsulate a place, a story or experience, asking performer and listener to meditate on our communal spaces, their histories, and the narratives and values we inevitably imbue in such precious and unique national assets.

The concept of a National Park is a phenomenon that has embodied many different roles and objectives ranging from public recreational spaces to the conservation of areas of historic or scientific interest. Our nation’s first park, and the second in the…