"Acknowledged as one of the world's foremost improvisers on the microtonal guitar and currently announced as 'an innovator on the cutting edge on the New York City music scene' as enthusiastically reviewed, featured and documented in leading international press like Guitar Player, Jazz Times, The New York Times, Time Out New York, Cadence, All Music Guide and All About Jazz, after over a decade of work alongside some of the world's most innovative musicians, award-winning New York City 6-string virtuoso, composer and live electronica improviser Sten Hostfalt is recognized as a singularly unique voice among the new generation of improvisers." Zeitgeist Gallery Cambridge MA, March 13, 2006 announcement of the live recorded solo concert subsequently CD released as 'Macroscope'
Sten Hostfalt has developed his own repertoire incorporating microtones - a genuinely innovative approach, in the future 29 Pieces for the Microtonal Guitar Live at Knitting Factory New York may be be considered a groundbreaking work - Don Williamson JAZZ REVIEW
'The total immersion of a mini-verse of finely etched detail taken to glorious extremes, 29 Pieces for The Microtonal Guitar live at Knitting Factory New York is among the most riveting explorations of the microtonal world ever recorded. It's fine focus and beauty of detail puts the cycle in a class with John Cage's exquisite 'Sonatas and Preludes for Prepared Piano' - Larry Cosentino, SIGNAL TO NOISE
'Sten Hostfalt is a leading innovative guitarist and composer working on the New York music scene of today. He performs with some of the most original and unique voices in modern music and has been called 'highly exceptional' by legendary American music icon Jimmy Giuffre and 'virtuosic' by musical innovator Joe Maneri' Jon Damian FRESH MUSIC : Explorations with The Creative Workshop Ensemble For Musicians, Artists and Teachers'.