Suddenly it is almost seven years since Esbjörn Svensson drowned in a diving accident in the Stockholm skärgård, literally «skerries garden», or Stockholm Archipelago, on June 14, 2008. It is still unbelievable!
My impressions from the many concerts I was lucky to be at with the E.S.T. trio are still so vivid. It is unbelievable that it will soon be ten years since I last saw them in Oslo.
Here are videos of two performances of the E.S.T. trio in the Wackerhalle during the Jazzwoche Burghausen in Germany. The first one is from the 2001 festival, May 6, the second one from the 34th Jazzwoche in 2004: May 2, 2004. Both are recorded by Bayerische Rundfunk.
ESBJÖRN SVENSSON – piano
MAGNUS ÖSTRÖM – drums
DAN BERGLUND – bass
Wackerhalle, Jazzwoche Burghausen
May 6, 2001 set list
1. The Root Thing
2. Good Morning Susie Soho
3. The Chapel
4. The Wraith
5. From Gagarin’s Point Of View
6. Dating
7. Bowling
8. Dodge The Dodo
9. Hands Off
May 2, 2004 set list:
1. Seven Days Of Falling
2. Elevation Of Love
3. Definition of a Dog
4. Why She Couldn’t Come
5. Mingle In The Mincing-Machine
6. When God Created The Coffeebreak
7. Behind The Yashmak
