PER MATHISEN (AKA THE BASS VIKING) IS A CROSSOVER MUSICIAN WHO PLAYS A MIX OF ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC POWER JAZZ.IF YOU HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE BASSIST LIVE, REFERRING TO HIM AS ONE OF THE BEST BASSISTS IN EUROPE (IF NOT THE WORLD) IS NOT PRETENTIOUS, BUT ON OBJECTIVE AND UNBIASED FACT. HE IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS NORWAY’S ANSWER TO JACO PASTORIUS ON ELECTRIC BASS AND NIELS HENNING ØRSTED PEDERSEN ON ACOUSTIC UPRIGHT BASS.
MATHISEN RELEASED 18 HIGHLY ACCLAIMED STUDIO ALBUMS AS A LEAD, CO-LEAD, COMPOSER, PRODUCER AND MUSIC CRITICS FIND HIS PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS COMPOSING, TO TAKE A FAIR PART AT THE VERY TOP OF TODAY’S EUROPEAN JAZZ SCENE. HE ALSO RECORDED 41 ALBUM AS A SIDEMAN OR AN ORCHESTRA MEMBER.
Line up :
Per “Bass Viking” Mathisen – ac. & el. bass
Daniel Bulatkin – piano & keys
Nikolas Tsangaris – drums
Martin Verdonk – percussion
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