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About Fredrik Nordstrom
Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
Fredrik Nordstrom Quintet: Moment
by John Kelman
When asked about the difference between American and European jazz, most artists in the know will say that the lines have become so blurred as to make the distinction pointless. Performers on both side of the Atlantic now liberally blend the elements of swing and free music, so commonly associated with the American tradition, with the impressionism and classical influences tied to the European movement. Dave Douglas is a strong case in point, as is Swedish saxophonist Fredrik Nordstrom, whose ...
Continue ReadingFredrik Nordstr: On Purpose
by Jack Bowers
The title of Swedish tenor saxophonist Fredrik Norström's latest album suggests that the music was arranged On Purpose, so we won?t argue the point -- even though much of it sounds (to our ears, at least) more unpremeditated than purposeful. Well, perhaps that's a slight exaggeration. Nordström and his colleagues have talent, there's no doubt about that, and they obviously believe in what they are doing. The basic elements of Jazz -- melody, harmony, rhythm -- are firmly in place ...
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