David Stackenäs

David Stackenäs is a Swedish guitarist and improviser whose work connects contemporary jazz, experimental music and free improvisation. He has developed a highly individual guitar language that combines preparations, unconventional playing techniques and, at times, electronics.

His solo practice often centres on acoustic instruments, drawing out their resonances, mechanical sounds and subtle timbral shifts. He has toured widely as a soloist and in ensembles, and released recordings including Bow, Separator and Bricks. Alongside these projects, the Creative Sources catalogue documents his collective improvising work.