Esbjörn Svensson Trio
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 Esbjörn Svensson Trio at Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain). July 2003 |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | e.s.t. |
| Genres | Jazz, instrumental music, bebop |
| Years active | 1993–2008 |
| Labels | ACT |
| Associated acts | Pat Metheny |
| Website | Official website |
| Past members | |
| Esbjörn Svensson Dan Berglund Magnus Öström |
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Esbjörn Svensson Trio (or e.s.t.) was a Swedish jazz piano trio formed in 1993 consisting of Esbjörn Svensson (piano), Dan Berglund (double bass) and Magnus Öström (drums). Its music has classical, rock, pop, and techno elements. It lists classical composer Béla Bartók and rock band Radiohead as influences. Its style involves conventional jazz and the use of electronic effects and multitrack recording.[1]
e.s.t. was renowned for its vibrant style, often playing in rock venues to young crowds. It achieved great commercial success and critical acclaim throughout Europe. Its 1999 release From Gagarin's Point of View started its international breakthrough, being the first e.s.t. album to be released outside of Scandinavia through the German label ACT.
Svensson died in a scuba diving accident on 14 June 2008.
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[edit] Awards
In 1995 and 1996, Svensson was awarded Swedish Jazz Musician of the Year and 1998 Songwriter of the Year, and the 1997 release Winter in Venice (consisting mainly of original material) was awarded the Swedish Grammy. Strange Place For Snow, e.s.t.'s 2002 release earned numerous awards including the Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (from the German Phonoacademy), the German Jazz Award, Choc de l'année (Jazzman, France), the Victoire du Jazz – the French Grammy – as best international act and also the Revelation of the Festival award, a special award from Midem. In December 2004, e.s.t. was awarded the Hans Koller prize as European Artist of the Year.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Studio albums
- When Everyone Has Gone (1993) Dragon
- Winter in Venice (1997) Superstudio GUL
- EST plays Monk (1996) Superstudio GUL
- From Gagarin's Point of View (1999) Superstudio GUL
- Good Morning Susie Soho (2000) Superstudio GUL
- Strange Place for Snow (2002) Superstudio GUL
- Seven Days of Falling (2003) Superstudio GUL
- Viaticum (2005) Spamboolimbo
- Tuesday Wonderland (2006, Recorded and mixed by Åke Linton at Bohus Sound Recording Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden in March 2006)
- Leucocyte (2008, recorded by Åke Linton at Studios 301, Sydney, Australia)
- 301 (March 30, 2012) ACT
- Live albums
- E.S.T. Live '95 (1995, released in Sweden as Mr. & Mrs. Handkerchief) ACT Music + Vision
- Live in Stockholm (2003) DVD, recorded December 10, 2000 – including videos and an interview
- Live in Hamburg (2007, recorded November 22, 2006)
- Compilation albums
- Somewhere Else Before (U.S. compilation from From Gagarin's Point of View and Good Morning Susie Soho, 2001)
- Retrospective - The Very Best of E.S.T. (2009)
[edit] Also appear on
- Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia, 2011 (Nascente/Demon Music Group)
[edit] Collaborations
The trio collaborated with several artists, including Pat Metheny and a The Vinyl Trilogy album with countryman Nicolai Dunger.
[edit] Literature
- "Esbjorn Svensson: What Jazz Is, Not Was", All About Jazz, 2004-11-29, http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=15579.
- "EST’s Nordic Jazz: Cool But Smoldering at the Dakota", Jazz Police, 2006-06-23, http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/6114/53/.
- "Remembering Esbjorn Svensson", All About Jazz, 2008-06-17, http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=29803.
- "Esbjörn Svensson", Telegraph, 2008-06-17, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2140984/Esbjand246rn-Svensson.html. Obituary.
[edit] References
- ^ NPR Music (June 30, 2002). "E.S.T., Recorded Live in Studio 4A". Studio Sessions. NPR. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1145904. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
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