Esbjörn Svensson

Pianist and composer Esbjörn Svensson looms among the most influential and innovative figures in contemporary jazz, drawing on inspirations spanning Baroque to techno to create a body of work that earned both commercial and critical approval. Founding E.S.T. (Esbjorn Svensson Trio), with drummer Magnus Öström and bassist Dan Berglund, the trio made their recorded debut with 1993's When Everyone Has Gone. Four albums later, 2003's Seven Days of Falling topped Norway's jazz and pop charts. 2005's Viaticum received laudatory reviews from the international rock and jazz presses, a...