Explosiv livekoncert, hvor nu-jazz, house og broken beat smelter sammen i et intenst og dansabelt udtryk ledet fra trommesættet af Flood. oooooooooooo. Venue: Musikcaféen, 3. etage.
Døre: 20:00
Show: 21:00
Entré: 120 kr. // Studerende 60 kr.
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Flood er blandt Australiens mest markante beat-masters og er kendt for sit præcise, kraftfulde og nuancerede trommespil. Med udgangspunkt i trommesættet leder Alex Flood sit band ind i et nutidigt lydunivers, hvor nu-jazz, jazztronica og jazz house får nyt liv i mødet med et levende band og et tydeligt jazzpræg.
Musikken trækker på house, UK garage, drum'n'bass og broken beat, men bliver vendt på hovedet gennem improvisation, dynamik og sammenspil. Resultatet er et dansevenligt, rytmisk intenst udtryk, der både taler til jazzpublikummet og til dem, der bevæger sig på klub- og elektroniske scener.
Flood og bandet har opnået stor opmærksomhed både i Australien og internationalt med turnéer i Europa, Storbritannien, New Zealand og Australien. De har spillet på markante festivaler og spillesteder som London Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott's, Wellington Jazz Festival, WOMADelaide og Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
Floods musikalske rejse tog for alvor fart, da han vandt Australia's Best Up and Coming Drummer Competition i 2016. Siden har han udgivet flere anmelderroste album på internationale labels og samarbejdet med toneangivende navne på den globale jazzscene. Senest har han udgivet albummet ARTIFACTUAL RHYTHM, som cementerer bandets stærke position i krydsfeltet mellem jazz og elektronisk dansemusik.
Support: Shatter Hands DJ-set (Super Bad Disco)
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An explosive live show where nu-jazz, house and broken beat collide in a high-energy, dance-driven performance led from the drum chair by Flood.
Flood is one of Australia's commanding beat-masters, possessing a unique and finessed arsenal of groove, power, and control on the drums. Leading his own band from the drum chair, Alex's music pushes a fresh rhythmic and dynamic realm of live dance music dubbed "nu-jazz", "jazztronica" and "jazz house music". Alex's sound takes influence from house, UK garage, drum n' bass, and broken beat and flips it on its head with a live band and jazzy edge.
The band is catching ears within Australia and internationally, having recently toured Europe, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, including performances at London Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott's, Wellington Jazz Festival, Jazz re:Freshed, WOMADelaide, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, and Jazz Montez.
Winning Australia's Best Up and Coming Drummer Competition in 2016 was just the beginning of Flood's accelerating trajectory in music. After graduating top of his University jazz degree in 2017, Alex signed with US label Stretch Music to release his debut album HEARTBEAT, followed by his sophomore release The Space Between in 2022. Later that year Alex toured Europe with jazz heavyweight 6x GRAMMY nominee Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah's band. While in Berlin Flood recorded his third album "Oscillate" with an all-star lineup including Horatio Luna and Àbáse, releasing via Jakarta Records in May 2023.
2024 and 2025 has seen Alex touring Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the UK with his band, while releasing his latest offering ARTIFACTUAL RHYTHM via Atjazz Record Company.
Support: Shatter Hands DJ-set (Super Bad Disco)
Photo credit: Will Hamilton-Coates
Torsdag den 23. april 2026, kl. 20-23.59.
Entré: 60 kr
Huset KBH, Rådhusstræde 13, København K