The Rest is Silence is a cross-genre quartet that dreams big and sounds larger. Bringing together four of Melbourne’s most prodigal young jazz artists, they explore the space between jazz, post-rock, country, electronic and experimental composition and improvisation. Siblings Flora Carbo (alto saxophone) and Theo Carbo (guitar) are joined by long-time friends Isaac Gunnoo (double bass) and Maddison Carter (drums). The two deeply connected halves of the quartet unite to create unique and trusting musical explorations. This music is enhanced by their deep appreciation for many musical genres—a sound world built upon the micro and the macro.
The Rest is Silence is a collective, with all members contributing compositions and directing the ensemble sound. They are influenced by artists as diverse as Carlo Gesualdo, Bill Frisell, Leonard Cohen, Ornette Coleman, Elliott Carter and Igor Stravinsky, and studies at the VCA/University of Melbourne and the James Morrison Academy in jazz and composition.
Despite their young ‘emerging’ status, they have individually played with leading artists from a huge variety of genres including Andrea Keller, Maceo Parker, Harry Angus, Barney McAll, Christopher Hale, John Flanagan, Tamara Murphy, The Maes, Nat Bartsch and STAV. They also each lead their own ensembles, creating visionary art music in different combinations.
The result of this melting pot of experience and influence is an expansive, eclectic ensemble sound. The Rest is Silence explores the dark and the light, the gentle and heavy, the acoustic and the electronic. After numerous performances at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, the Jazzlab and the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, they are now celebrating the release of their debut album, A Short Film, in 2020.
CONTACT: carbocartergunnoo@gmail.com