Free jazz eksplozija na skandinavskom poluotoku i dalje traje, a Frode Gjerstad jedan je od najzasluznijih što je do nje uopce došlo. Pionir norveškog free jazza proglašen je 1997. jazz muzicarem godine u toj zemlji, nakon cega je oformio svoja nova dva tria: jedan internacionalni s Williamom Parkerom i Hamidom Drakeom, a drugi s fenomenalnim mladim norvezanima Oyvindom Storsundom i Paalom Nilsen-Loveom.

“It is hard to imagine another saxophonist with the power and intensity of Peter Brotzmann. It is even harder to think that such a player would emerge from the serene environs of Norway... Gjerstad may not have quite the astonishing force of Brotzmann (who does?), but he commands an authoritative presence, and proves a challenging partner.” Allmusic.com