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A Posthumous Masterpiece Adds To E.S.T.'s Legacy

E.S.T. was Esbjorn Svensson, Dan Berglund and Magnus Ostrom. Jim Rakete hide caption

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A Posthumous Masterpiece Adds To E.S.T.'s Legacy

June 25, 2012 • The Swedish jazz trio sculpts epic soundscapes on its first posthumous album, released four years after pianist Esbjorn Svensson's death.

A Posthumous Masterpiece Adds To E.S.T.'s Legacy

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Take Five: By Theme

Coffee Talk: Java-Inspired Jazz

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September 20, 2010 • Coffee can lift the spirits, bring people together and serve as a crutch when you just need to sit around and marinate in your own thoughts. Jazz is an excellent foil to coffee, so it's no wonder that jazz and coffeehouses go together so well.

Led by the late Esbjorn Svensson, E.S.T. was one of the premier modern piano trios. Tobias Regell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

A Quintet Of Great Modern Piano Trios

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October 20, 2008 • In the piano trio, only three instruments are involved, so the thoughts and actions of musicians must be absolutely in sync with one another. Pianists like Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett have led legendary trios, but here are five piano-trio leaders who keep the acoustic jazz tradition alive in fresh ways.

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E.S.T. at the North Sea Jazz Festival

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June 16, 2008 • E.S.T.'s Esbjorn Svensson, who died June 16, blurred the line between jazz and classical music, sometimes even leaping over both genres. Here, the forward-thinking group plays a three-song set at the North Sea Jazz Festival, recorded by Radio Netherlands, with guitarist Anton Goudsmit's Latin-influenced Ploctones opening.

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All Songs Considered

LCD Soundsystem, Amy Winehouse, Common

August 9, 2007 • Hear music from LCD Soundsystem, Amy Winehouse, Patty Griffin, Roky Erickson and more.

LCD Soundsystem, Amy Winehouse, Common

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Interpol, John Cale, Tin Hat Trio

September 7, 2004 • The Velvet Underground's John Cale; A tribute to ailing Alejandro Escovedo; Slide guitar great Cindy Cashdollar; Danish folk duo Haugaard and Hoirup and more.

Interpol, John Cale, Tin Hat Trio

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Studio Sessions

E.S.T., Recorded Live in Studio 4A

June 30, 2002 • Hailing from Sweden, the Esbjorn Svensson Trio has long practiced a fresh, inventive style of improvisation. Its members talk about the differences between American and European approaches to jazz, and perform in NPR's Studio 4A.

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