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Parisian drummer ‟Guilhem Flouzat’s compositions and drumming are adventurous and mature. His unique amalgamation of tradition and current trends is very refined and a joy to listen to.” says drummer and educator John Riley. He’s recently recorded an album of originals, One Way…Or Another which has been promoted this month by ‟Jazz Magazine” in France as a ‟revelation”, showcases ‟an architect’s art which leads the soloist in the maze of imagination”. Flouzat is gaining attention and praises throughout the jazz community; drummer Dan Weiss calls him ‟one of the most talented young drummers I have met”, composer and pianist Dan Tepfer says he is ‟an accomplished composer with an original and fresh conception of development within a piece”. He can be heard as a sideman on three albums noticed by the French jazz radio TSF: pianist Tony Tixier’s Parallel Worlds, pianist Nicola Sergio’s Symbols released on Challenge Records and Nicola Andrioli’s Pulsar on the Dodicilune label. His many collaborations led him to play at venues such as Sunside in Paris, Sounds and Music Village in Brussels, Otranto Jazz Festival in Italy, Jz club in Shanghaï, and Zinc Bar and 55 Bar in New York. Since relocating to New York, Guilhem Flouzat has played as a leader with up and coming trailblazers such as saxophone player Ben Wendel , Monk Competition winner Tigran Hamasyan, guitarist Nir Felder. As a sideman he performed with Harish Rhagavan, Dan Tepfer, Jérôme Sabbagh, Linda Oh, Massimo Biolcati, and many others.
A fulbright scholar, Guilhem Flouzat went from the National Conservatory in Paris (CNSMDP) with it’s unheard of sonic explorations to the swinging elite of the Manhattan School of Music, where he is currently a full scholarship degree candidate studying with John Riley. Other drum teachers include Bill Stewart and Eric Harland. In addition to his interest in music, he holds a philosophy degree from the Sorbonne in Paris.
Upcoming engagements include a european tour of promoting the One Way…Or Another release.