Kristian’s debut album, Nausicaa – a reference to Odysseus’ journey in Homer’s “The Odyssey” – was released in 2011 on Italian label Ultra Sound Records and featured New York based alto saxophonist, Will Vinson. It received wide spread national acclaim and was described by John Fordham (The Guardian) as a “hyper-cool and low-key approach to jazz guitar, but…with warmth, confidence and a rhythmic hipness that’s thoroughly contemporary”.

Chris Parker from LondonJazz found Kristian’s original compositions “immediately attractive and enduringly impressive”.