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Esbjörn Svensson

Jazz (piano trio, genre-blending with rock/pop/electronic influences)·Music·established·Sweden
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Esbjörn Svensson (1964–2008) was a Swedish jazz pianist and composer, best known as founder and leader of the Esbjörn Svensson Trio (e.s.t.), formed in 1993 with Dan Berglund and Magnus Öström. The trio became one of the most influential European jazz groups of its era, fusing jazz with rock, pop, electronic, hip hop, and funk influences before Svensson's sudden death in a 2008 scuba diving accident.

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NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS (4)▼
  • •Subject of continued tribute and reissue activity (e.g., '30 Years of e.s.t.' tribute)
  • •Posthumous solo album released by ACT Music
  • •Founder and leader of the Esbjörn Svensson Trio (e.s.t.), formed 1993
  • •Widely described as one of the most influential jazz artists of his era (DownBeat coverage, interviews)
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