When a jazz student and saxophonist begins jamming with DJ?s in Boulder, Colorado, you get Big Gigantic, an electronic group with live drums and improvisation.The band was formed by Jeremy Salken and Dominic Lalli. As their name suggests, Big Gigantic has performed at some of the largest festivals in North America such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits.Big Gigantic just got back to the United States after playing at Big Day Out, a touring music festival in Australia, with musicians such as Arcade Fire and Pearl Jam.The festival reaches four different locations in Australia over a period of more than two weeks. ?We were over there for two and a half weeks just raging,? The group?s producer and saxophonist Dominic Lalli said.Big Gigantic?s story is a slightly unusual one. A student of jazz and classical music, Lalli said he considers himself a musician first and foremost.However, despite this background, the band decided that it made sense for them to move in the direction of electronic music.?[Drummer] Jeremy and I began by jamming with DJs and electronic bands, so it was natural to want to do that,? Lalli said.In addition to having live saxophone and drums, Lalli likes to incorporate improvisation into their sets, making each show truly different from the last. To Lalli, the saxophone makes a lot of sense. Incorporating saxophone into his music allows him to better connect with an audience.?The saxophone happens to be my voice,? he said. ?Improv is a language?once you start understanding it, it becomes a back and forth conversation in a different language between two people or an audience.?It?s Lalli?s way of bringing something unique to his music as well as engaging with the audience. ?It?s another thing to bring people closer into the music,? he said.On top of their instrumentation, Big Gigantic pulls inspiration from many corners of the music world. Lalli cites funk, jazz, classical, rock and more as inspiration for him as a musician.?Our music is a culmination of all those things together,? he said.Big Gigantic works hard to make their performances engaging and unique, and they are constantly trying to improve their live set. While the improvisation may be spontaneous, according to Lalli there is a certain art form to it, and the band wants to make sure the music comes together in the best way possible.?I?ve been at home tearing our whole live set apart to make it even more like that,? Lalli said.Improving their shows is something Big Gigantic had been working on during a quick break between Big Day Out and their current Unites States tour.?[I?m] excited to get back out there,? Lalli said.Big Gigantic will be playing Feb. 18 at Higher Ground, and check out their new album, ?The Night is Young,? which was released Feb. 11.