Esbjörn Svensson

Esbjörn Svensson
Svensson in concert, Ghent, 2007
Background information
Born
Bror Fredrik Esbjörn Svensson

(1964-04-16)16 April 1964
Skultuna, Sweden
Died14 June 2008(2008-06-14) (aged 44)
Stockholm, Sweden
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano
Years active1980–2008
LabelsACT Music & Vision (licensed from Spamboolimbo Productions AB)
WebsiteOfficial website
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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.

Svensson became one of Europe's most successful jazz musicians at the turn of the 21st century before his death, at the age of 44, in a scuba diving accident.

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