Jess Green / Sandy Evans / Dylan van der Schyff - Even Quiet Embers Carry Fire

Even Quiet Embers Carry Fire brings together guitarist Jess Green, saxophonist Sandy Evans, and drummer Dylan van der Schyff in a deeply attentive exploration through free improvisation that evokes experiences of space and nature, through shifting pattens of light, sound, and feeling. The music evokes landscapes transformed by weather and climate change. Initiated by Green and shaped through long-standing musical relationships, the trio draw on shared sensibilities spanning ambient music, noise, and free jazz, creating music that unfolds patiently and with quiet intensity.

Recorded in October 2024 at Dodgy Sound in Sydney, the album captures the trio’s collective responsiveness with striking clarity. Legendary engineer Bob Scott records, mixes and masters the music with a light but creative touch, subtly extending the acoustic sound world through spatial and textural nuance. The result is music that feels both raw and refined, where silence, resonance and density are held in careful balance. The recording took place on the unceded ancestral lands of the Gadigal people, and the album remains deeply attuned to land, environment and elemental forces.

Across five long-form improvisations, the music traces encounters with mountains, sea, storms, thunder and altitude. Jabal / Nahasdzą́ą́n builds slowly like a distant storm advancing across plains toward mountains; Thalassa / Ring the Bells and Dance moves from ritual signals into motion; Cloudburst releases sudden, chaotic energy; Koondarnangor / Star Blasting weaves ancestral and cosmic narratives of thunder and celestial power; and Altitude / Bird’s Eye opens an ambient aerial perspective, drifting gently over an imagined terrain. Each piece evolves organically, guided by listening, trust, and collective intuition.

All three artists bring deep histories in improvisation and experimental music. Jess Green is a genre-defying guitarist whose work spans jazz, new music and contemporary classical contexts. Sandy Evans OAM is one of Australia’s most revered saxophonists and composers, with a four-decade career marked by innovation, collaboration and international recognition. Dylan van der Schyff is a globally respected drummer whose work bridges texture, rhythm and sound design across avant-garde traditions. Together, Even Quiet Embers Carry Fire offers music of restraint and power - a reminder that subtle forces can still carry immense energy.