Press
“a rad chick with an electric guitar and killer vocals”, Arts Hub 2022
'“World class lead guitar licks effortlessly spilling out of her, Pheno (Jess Green) is one of those musicians that leave you in awe of her willingness to give both something to challenge your idea of what pop art electro music can be, while at the same time making sure you have been entertained like you have not quite been before”.
Arne Sjostedt, Rock City Jester, Feb 2020
"transformation, play, smart decisions, seeking and finding – wonderful stuff from a bright spark."
John Hardaker, Jazz Australia, February 2013
"....it all hangs beautifully together in a deceptively simple manner, but you are always aware there is a shrewd compositional mind behind it". John Hardaker, Jazz Australia. February 2013
"Jazz fans will be impressed by a variety of stand-out solos from Green" The Australian, March, 2013
"Sydney based guitarist, composer and singer Jess Green is another artist who deftly packs a vast array of influences into her music. Schooled in jazz, but proficient in blues, rock and many more esoteric forms, she excels at weaving seemingly disparate styles into coherent, dynamic pieces."
Robbie Buck, The Inside Sleeve, ABC Radio National, January 2013
“Brilliantly crafted compositions”....”An auspicious beginning” Sydney Morning Herald June 3rd 2004
“Green emerges as an unmistakably gifted writer and arranger” “a Highly pleasing guitarist”
Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 2005
Dream Universe Premiere
Australian Art Orchestra
The Substation, Melbourne, July 2022
Biography
Jess Green (AKA Pheno) is an Australian guitarist, vocalist and composer. Her career spans over twenty years, she has performed and recorded for theatre, dance, television and visual art collaborations. Jess has recorded several studio albums including ‘The Singing Fish’, ‘The New Dynamites’ ‘Tinkly Tinkly’ and ‘Dragon Year’. Live, she has performed with Katie Noonan,The catholics, Ensemble Offspring & Laura Jean. Highlights include; performing at the Closing Ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, a commission for the 2019 Australian Women In Music Awards, and commissions as composer in residence for the 2019 Canberra International Music Festival. Performing as Pheno in her Art-Pop project, Jess has supported international artists including Joan as Policewoman and the New Pornographers. In 2019 she collaborated with visual artist Nell for her work “Ghost Songs at Rockgate” (Sydney Contemporary) and In 2020 she was commissioned by visual artist Patricia Piccinini to write accompanying music for her new Skywhale balloon sculpture. ‘We are the Skywhales’ was performed live at the world premiere of this work, for the National Gallery of Australia, and a soundtrack composed by Jess, accompanies the sculptures on their national tour. In 2021 Patricia Piccinini commissioned Jess to create an installation for her exhibition ‘A Miracle Constantly Repeating’ which premiered for the Melbourne Rising Festival above Flinders St Station, and continued until June 2022. Recently, Jess performed with Bree van Reyk for Bighart at the Sydney Festival, creating a site specific performance at the Heritage Fleet Shipyard, was commissioned by Luminescence chamber singers for a new work (‘I heard You Sing’), and in July, The Australian Art Orchestra premiered a new work ‘Dream Universe’ commissioned for their Market Street series. Upcoming Jess is working on a full length theatre work for The Street Theatre with Writer Emile Collyer and is studying a Master’s Degree in performance at The Sydney Conservatorium of Music as part of the ‘Equity in Jazz’ program. Jess currently teaches as part of the ANU composition deparment.