Mats Gustafsson

Swedish reed player, improviser, and composer Mats Gustafsson's extended saxophone techniques draw equally from the fiery, free jazz tradition and Europe's microtonal school. His hundreds of albums and numerous collaborations showcase an encyclopedic knowledge of jazz, blues, improv, and the vanguard classical traditions. He has recorded and toured with an astonishing variety of players including Peter Brötzmann, Derek Bailey, Neneh Cherry, and Tomeka Reid. 1992's Mouth Eating Trees and Related Activities is an avant-jazz essential. His solo saxophone dates including 2008's Ma...