Jazz Articles about Christer Fredriksen

Christer Fredriksen: Vit

by Mark Sullivan
February 7, 2017

On his first two albums Norwegian guitarist Christer Fredriksen was playing in a contemporary jazz style, albeit one with clear rock influences. Urban Country (Losen, 2011) even included a cover of the Duke Ellington standard “In a Sentimental Mood." Vit finds him creating soundscapes in a single take using a loop pedal and three guitar amps (along with guest performers on two tracks). It's his most spontaneous, personal mode of expression to date--and it has little to do with jazz, ...