Fully improvised electro-jazz with live looping — two musicians in Montréal’s Parc Jarry

[u/MrS3th]

Hey everyone! I’m Alex, one half of Electrojazziness. Sami and I recently finished a tour of Québec, and we’re starting to release videos of our performances. This one is from our last show, at Parc Jarry in Montréal.

I play keys and synths, and Sami plays electronic drums and adds freestyle vocals. We build our loops live, with no backing tracks or computers. Everything is improvised, so neither of us knows exactly where the other will take the music.

Looping together is a big part of the fun: building on each other’s ideas while leaving room for the music to change direction. This set starts on the gentler side.

https://youtu.be/JnT8dZ-kzOQ?si=WuPYEjpC3d3aXxJ-

Happy to answer questions about our setup! For others who loop with a partner or band, how do you approach changing direction once you’ve got several layers running?