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Esbjörn Svensson
Bror Fredrik "Esbjörn" Svensson (16 April 1964 – 14 June 2008) was a Swedish jazz pianist and founder of the jazz group Esbjörn Svensson Trio, commonly known as e.s.t. Svensson became one of Europe's most successful jazz musicians at the turn of the 21st century before dying, at the age of 44, in a scuba diving Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface air supply. The name "scuba", an acronym for "Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus", was coined by Chris ... accident. Early life and work Svensson was introduced to both classical music and jazz very early in life through his mother, a classical pianist, and his father, a jazz enthusiast, and first showed interest in classical music. In his teenage years, he developed an interest in rock music and started a few garage rock, garage bands with classmates, before going back to classical music and finally making his way towards j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter In Venice
''Winter in Venice'' is a studio album by Swedish jazz band Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.), released in 1997. It was awarded the Swedish Grammy in 1998 for Best Jazz Album. It was released by the record label ACT Music. Track listing #"Calling Home" #"Winter In Venice" #"At Saturday" #"Semblance Suite In Three Or Four Movements I" #"Semblance Suite In Three Or Four Movements II" #"Semblance Suite In Three Or Four Movements III" #"Semblance Suite In Three Or Four Movements IV" #"Don't Cuddle That Crazy Cat" #"Damned Back Blues" #"In The Fall Of Things" #"As The Crow Flies" #"Second Page" #"Herkules Jonssons Låt" Personnel * Esbjörn Svensson – piano * Dan Berglund – bass * Magnus Öström – drums * Johan Ekelund – producer External links E.S.T. Article on Jazz Police 22 June 2006 E.S.T. Article/interview on All About Jazz 29 November 2004: What Jazz Is, Not Was References {{Authority control 1997 albums Esbjörn Svensson Trio albums ACT Music albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
301 (album)
''301'' is the last album recorded by Esbjörn Svensson Trio, released on 30 March 2012. The album is their second released posthumously, after '' Leucocyte'', as the pianist Esbjörn Svensson died in June 2008. It was recorded during the same sessions of the recording of ''Leucocyte'', whilst the Swedish trio were touring around Asia and Australia. The disc is named after Studios 301 Studios 301 is an Australian recording studio and is both the longest-running professional recording studio in the southern hemisphere and the largest studio complex in Australia. History The studio was founded in 1926 under the Columbia Gra ... in Sydney where the album was recorded. Before his death, Svensson was actually involved in the editing down of the sessions into what might have been a double album. In the end, surviving members Magnus Öström and Dan Berglund elected to delay the release of ''301''. Regular sound engineer Åke Linton was also a key presence in the recording, edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in size only by Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city. The city originally started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding suburbs of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 262,219 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
