MIK SABIERS savours the first headline solo show of the stalwart of Brighton’s indie-punk outfit Blood Red Shoes
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Daniel Herskedal, King’s Place, London
Brilliantly innovative performance from the Norwegian jazz tuba player and a trio of top-drawer musicians
Enormous talent: Daniel Herskedal
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PUBLICITY for this concert chose to focus on Daniel Herskedal as the headline draw, yet in truth his three Norwegian companions could have had equal billing.
That’s not to downplay Herskedal’s enormous talent but to recognise the utterly superb musicianship of his accompanists, Bergmund Waal Skaslien on viola, Eyolf Dale on piano and Helge Andreas Norbakken on drums and percussion.
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