Saxophone player Frode Gjerstad has been a driving force and innovator in the field of free improvised jazz in Norway for nearly 40 years.

He has also been our perhaps best known international profile in free jazz for almost 30 years.  He has worked with a series of the best jazz musicians in the world, he has innumerable tours under his belt and has released around 60 records.

In connection with Stavanger2008, Gjerstad will assemble a large ensemble of musicians that he has played with and that have been important to him.

The band named Circulasione Totale Orchestra 2008 will comprise 12 musicians from three continents with an age distribution of 50 years! 

Read more about the project "MaiJazz - Open Ears".

CTO 2008 will premiere at MaiJazz -08, but will go on to tour European festivals later in 2008.