This 2024 Wellington Jazz Festival concert features Australian drummer and beat-maker Alexander Flood and his band playing music from their new album Artifactual Rhythm, along with other original dance music-influenced repertoire.
Australian jazz musician and composer, Alexander Flood Photo: Supplied
Alexander Flood is one of Australia’s most exciting young drummers, known for blending the energy of the dance club with the freedom of jazz. His music draws on electronic dance music genres like broken-beat, house, funk, and drum-and-bass, but it’s all played live.
The drive of dance music is filtered through improvisation, interaction, and groove. Expect hypnotic rhythms, rich textures, and music which changes and evolves as the players work together. But it’s a jazz gig too, so there’s also that element of individuality which is one of the hallmarks of jazz performance.
For this Wellington Jazz Festival concert, Alexander Flood is joined by Erica Tucceri on flute, Jake Amy on keyboards, and Dylan Paul on bass. Together, they create a sound that’s as much about movement as it is about listening.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Darryl Stack
Engineers: Steve Burridge and Marc Chesterman
Recorded at San Fran, Wellington on 17 October 2024
