Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.): Viaticum

The ACT Company

The Esbjörn Svensson Trio has now been in existence for a good ten years and in the past three has been at the centre of international attention. But even so, the pianist can’t quite absorb the level of excitement about him and his trio. The talk is of "wonderfully exciting sound masterpieces", of the "art of effective simplicity", of "hypnotic hymns" and of "jazz, which gives enough air to breathe, while on the other hand taking one’s breath away." Esbjörn Svensson is slightly amused whenever he reads the adulatory critical praise after every new release: "We have been making music together for such a long time. And we are just playing what seems most natural for us." Now we are waiting to see if the euphoria about the release of the new CD Viaticum  will, despite the eye-dro...

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Esbjörn Svensson - Piano
Dan Berglund - Double Bass
Magnus Öström - Drums