Author: espenbergpiano
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TJO & Espen Berg: “Maetrix”
So, it’s done. Eight compositions, 198 pages of music, written for 14 excellent musicians. Premiering at Molde Int’l Jazz Festival July 17th 20.00. I’ve been working on this since August 2016, and it’s a relief to be ready for rehearsals – ONE day short of my deadline. See you in…
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Espen Berg Trio, New Album
I just finished recording a new album with my trio in the legendary Rainbow Studio in Oslo. Jan Erik Kongshaug did his magic as usual, and captured every tiny detail of our playing with sonic perfection. This album will be released later this year, but in the meantime we’ll have teasers and…
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Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
Yeah, so it’s been a few months since I wrote anything on this page. There’s a good reason for that. I started composing the music for Trondheim Jazz Orchestra commissioned by Molde Jazz Festival in August 2016, and it’s still an ongoing process. Writing an hour long concert for 14 exceptional musicians means lots…
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We miss Japan already!
Our week in Japan is suddenly over, and we have already started to look forward to our next tour. Many, many thanks to Blue Gleam – and especially Kiyoshi Kouyama – who made this possible and organized this fantastic tour for us! Here are some photos from EBT Japan Tour…
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EBT Japan Tour 2016
Yesterday we played our very first concert in Japan, in Musashino Swing Hall. We had a great time playing in this hall! Thank you, Kiyoshi, and everybody at Musashino. Photos taken by Kiyoshi Kouyama, Maasaki Sakano, and Yasuo Naito. We are looking forward to play at NHK today!
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JazZtipendiat 2016
I had the greatest honor of being given one of Norway’s most acknowledged jazz prizes, “JazZtipendiatet”, at Molde Int’l Jazz Festival 2016. The prize is worth half a million Norwegian kroner and they will be used to produce a concert with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra featuring music composed by me, which…
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First concert of our Japan Tour sold out!
Espen Berg Trio played a very successful concert at Il Ritmo delle Città in Milan yesterday, and today we received some good news from our promoter and label in Japan, Blue Gleam: Our very first concert in Japan is already sold out! This concert takes place in central Tokyo, in…
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EBT to play live on NHK FM Session 2016
During our upcoming Japan tour Espen Berg Trio will do a live performance on NHK at the show “Session 2016”, July 28th in Fureai Hall. This will be a one and a half hour long concert and interview, which will be broadcasted nationwide in Japan twice. Over 1000 Japanese have signed…
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EBT appointed to NTNU Ambassadors
Today, Espen Berg Trio was appointed to NTNU Ambassadors at Dokkhuset during Trondheim Jazz Festival. The title comes with an award of 50.000 NOK, given by NTNU – Norwegian University for Science and Technology and Trondheim Jazz Festival. EBT plays a concert with New York based sax player Ole Mathisen tonight,…
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Photos from Dokkhuset April 1st
Photographer Thor Egil Leirtrø has taken some great photos from EBT’s concert at Dokkhuset last friday. And he even wrote a nice little review: “An interplay like from siamese triplets with a common brain. These three musicians knows at all time what the other guys will come up with and…
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