| First Name |
Esbjorn
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| Middle Name |
Fredrik Esbjörn
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| Last Name |
Svensson
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| Full Name at Birth |
Bror Fredrik Esbjörn Svensso
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| Alternative Name |
Esbjorn Svensson
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| Birthday |
16th April, 1964
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| Birthplace |
Skultuna, Sweden (60 miles west of Stockholm)
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| Died |
14th June, 2008
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| Place of Death |
Ingarö, outside Stockholm, Sweden
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| Cause of Death |
Scuba Diving Accident Where He Sustained Serious Injuries.
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Grey
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| Hair Color |
Bald
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| Distinctive Feature |
The Guardian: "a modest and courteous man"., Quote: "We have to develop without knowing how".
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Swedish
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| University |
Stockholm University (Music degree), The Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden
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| Occupation Text |
jazz pianist, composer & founder of Swedish jazz trio ''E.S.T''.
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| Occupation |
Musician
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| Claim to Fame |
Swedish jazz pianist, composer & founder of the jazz group ''Esbjörn Svensson Trio'' (E.S.T.)
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz, Bebop, Pop, Acoustic Jazz Piano Trio, Funk, Marching-Band Rhythms, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Classical Music, Unclassifiable Brand Of Music, Contemporary Rock, fusion of American post-bop, synthesised abstractions and Nordic cool".
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| Year(s) Active |
1993-1993 (album: 'When Everyone Has Gone'), 1993-1993 (nominated: as Swedish Jazz Musician of the Year), 2000-2000 (album: 'Good Morning Suzie Soho'), 2002-2002 (album: 'A Strange Place For Snow'), 2002-2002 (tour: first tour of the United States), 2003-2003 (album: 'Seven Days Of Falling'), 2005-2005 (album: 'Viaticum'), 2006-2006 (album: 'Tuesday Wonderland'), 1997-1997 (album: 'Winter in Venice'), 1996-1996 (album: 'EST plays Monk'), 1999-1999 (album: 'From Gagarin's Point of View'), 2000-2000 (album: 'Leucocyte'), 2012-2012 (album: '301'), 1980–2008
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| Instrument (text) |
Piano
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| Record Label |
Dragon Records, ACT Music (German label), Prophone Records, Dragon, ACT Music + Vision, Superstudio GUL, Spamboolimbo, ACT Music & Vision in license from Spamboolimbo Productions AB
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| Associated Acts |
Esbjörn Svensson Trio (EST), Lasse Lindgren, Lina Nyberg, Nils Landgren, Esbjörn Svensson Trio
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| Official Websites |
http://www.est-music.com/, www.est-music.com/
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| Pets |
Dan Berglund (bassist), Magnus Ostrom (drummer & schoolfriend), Eva (wife), Ruben (son), Noah (son), Fredrik Norén (drummer), Viktoria Tolstoy (singer), Louise Hoffsten (singer)
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| Favorite Bands |
Chick Corea, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Glenn Gould, Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman, Jarrett, Lasse Lindgren, Lina Nyberg, Nils Landgren
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| Favorite Songs |
Long Tall Sally, Blue Suede Shoes
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| Favorite Places |
Denmark
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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.
