Drifter is a Belgium based quartet co-led by Finnish pianist / composer Alexi Tuomarila and Belgium saxophonist / composer Nicolas Kummert. In a decade during which pianist and saxophonist individually expanded their musical horizons with constant touring, this special relationship was not forgotten and, finally, the time is right for Tuomarila and Kummert to reform the original Alexi Tuomarila Quartet, with new purpose and renewed energy, under the collective name of Drifter. This new phase in the quartet's history sees the band fuse the youthful energy and vibrancy of ten years ago with the experience of a decade on tour playing with some of the biggest names in the European Jazz scene.