![[FRIM meeting]](frim.jpg)
Some of the people present at the first big reunion meeting the 19th of November 1998. From the left: Peter Söderberg, Mats Gustafsson, Hans Isgren, David Stackenäs, Ingar Zach (N), Håkon Kornstad (N), Sören Runolf, Hans Olding, Jörgen Adolfsson, Dror Feiler, XX, Johan Berthling, Stefan Wistrand, Per Åhlund, Tommy Björk, Arne Forsén, Christian Werner, Andreas Axelsson.
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 we are going to have the first of a recurrent annual international festival. This year, it will be called SOUNDS 2000 and held the 10th to 11th of November.
FRIM will also promote the ongoing discussion about improvised music and
its interests as an artform in relation to Swedish politics.
![[FRIM directors]](frimstyr.jpg)
Some of the directors. From the left: Johannes Bergmark (resigned, web master), Mats Gustafsson, Andreas Andersson, Martin Küchen, David Stackenäs, Hans Olding, Sören Runolf, Stefan Wistrand.
•The board of directors (elected at the general assembly the 12th of March -00):
Mats Gustafsson, chairman
Andreas Andersson
Martin Küchen
Sören Runolf
Hans Olding
Stefan Wistrand
Anders Nilsson
David Stackenäs
Johan Berthling
Andreas Axelsson
•The concert series group:
Johan Berthling, Andreas Hedwall and David Stackenäs.
This group is organizing a concert series in Stockholm.
•Festival team for the next FRIM festival: SOUNDS 2000, the 10-11th of November, -00:
Kjell Nordeson, David Stackenäs, Hans Olding, Stefan Wistrand.
In the festival SOUNDS -99, 57 Swedish (and one Danish) musicians were invited. In VÅRFLOD there were 48 musicians. For the next Frim festival, all international proposals are welcome.
Mats Gustafsson tel/fax +46-8-5703 5759
Engelska Parkvägen 9 olof_madsen@hotmail.com
134 40 Gustavsberg
Andreas Andersson dretti@dr.com
Sölvesborgsgatan 8 040-977351
214 36 Malmö
Sören Runolf soren.runolf@telia.com
Högalidsgatan 34 a
117 30 STH 08-842923
Martin Küchen martin_kuechen@hotmail.com
Sandhamsgat 12 08-660 3182
115 40 STH
Stefan Wistrand nodsoff@hotmail.com
einnicken rec, Memento
Eskilsgat 11 A/7 tel 016-121553 arb 101 794
633 56 ESKILSTUNA
Hans Olding PHAOLD@hotmail.com
Värtav 66, 4 tr 08-5280 0223
115 38 STH
Andreas Axelsson andreasaxelsson@swipnet.se
Ola Hanssons gata 4, 2 tr 08-6184801
112 52 STH
Johan Berthling johan@hapna.com
Rutger Fuchsgat. 4, 4 tr ö.g. 070-6756757
116 67 STH
Anders Nilsson andyhotanders@hotmail.com
Floragat 12 040-937852
212 21 MALMÖ
Harald Hult
Blue Tower Records; Andra böcker & skivor fax +46-8-314162
Rörstrandsgat. 25
113 40 STH