Oslo » Calendar » Arve Henriksen Percussion Trio at Kongsberg Jazz Festival

Arve Henriksen Percussion Trio at Kongsberg Jazz Festival

Courtesy of John Kelman | Posted on February 7, 2012

When

Fri, July 6, 2012
23:59

Musicians

About

The final show being presented by All About Jazz, in collaboration with the Kongsberg Jazz Festival and Music Export Norway, under the banner Doing It Norway.

When it debuted at the 2011 Natt Jazz Festival in Bergen, nobody could have anticipated the fireworks that went off when trumpeter Arve Henriksen teamed up with eclectic percussionist Helge Norbakken and drummer Audun Kleive, who restricted himself solely to electronic percussion. In an all-improv set that found new places to leap to each time it seemed to near an ending, Henriksen's combination of far-reaching trumpet playing, electronics and voice worked in concert with a pulse and color-heavy sound from Norbakken and Kleive for an exhilarating set that was one of the best shows of 2011....

read more

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.