FRIM

The organization FRIM (the association for free improvised music), was founded in 1977 (or 1978) to create a platform for free improvised music in Sweden. After some years of inactivity, FRIM was re-founded in 1998 and (now) has, so far, more than 100 members and has already organized concerts in the cities of Stockholm, Eskilstuna and Malmö. We organized the festival SOUNDS -99 in October -99 with Swedish improvisers working in groups, solos or playing in ad hoc ensembles, and a large orchestra. The next season we also had the festival VÅRFLOD. In the autumn 2000 we had the first of a recurrent annual international festival. This year, it was called SOUNDS 2000 and was held the 9th to 10th of November. A follow-up to Vårflod was Vårflod 2001.

FRIM will also promote the ongoing discussion about improvised music and its interests as an artform in relation to Swedish politics.

Some of the directors. From the left: Johannes Bergmark (chairman from '01 to '02, web master), Mats Gustafsson (chairman to '01), Andreas Andersson (resigned), Martin Küchen (until '01), David Stackenäs (resigned), Hans Olding (now in exile), Sören Runolf (until '01), Stefan Wistrand.