Jazz Articles about Surd

Surd: Live at Glenn Miller Caf

by Germein Linares
April 16, 2005

Further proof that Europe may in fact be jazz's next frontier, this Scandinavian quartet featuring David Stackenäs on guitar, Fredrik Nordström on tenor and alto saxophone, Filip Augustson on bass, and Thomas Strønen on drums excites with a modern bop streak of grooves and beats on SURD's Live at Glenn Miller Café. Though the Swedish café's name may be a relic of yesteryear's jazz, the album's six songs are lively, intricate, and, most importantly, contemporary in execution.

The frontline guitar-saxophone ...