Author: espenbergpiano
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EBT Japan Tour 2016 – updates
Our label and promoter in Japan, Blue Gleam, has worked hard to set up a great tour for us in Japan in July. Here’s the tour list: <27.07> Musashino Swing Hall (Tokyo) http://www.musashino-culture.or.jp/sisetu/swing/top.html <28.07> TBA. Will be announced in June. <29.07> Amuser Kashiwa Crystal Hall (Chiba) http://amuserkashiwa.jp/index.html <30.07> Izumi Arts Centre…
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Upcoming projects in 2016
It’s time for 2016’s first tour next week, and at the same time I will enter a creative mode to compose music for projects scheduled later this year: Anders Thorén’s (dr) upcoming album, together with myself, Seamus Blake (sax), Hayden Powell (trp), and Ole Morten Vågan (bs). Will be recorded in Rainbow Studio late…
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More great reviews – “Mønster”
Since it’s international and Norwegian launch in September 2015, “Mønster” has gotten even more great reviews. The Japanese Edition was released on Blue Gleam in May 2015, and was recommended by the Japanese magazines JAZZ JAPAN, JAZZ LIFE, CD JOURNAL, and JAZZ PERSPECTIVE. “Mønster” was awarded as the 6th best…
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EBT Japan Tour 2016
July 25th we’re travelling to Japan for a week to play five concerts in and around Tokyo. Blue Gleam, my Japanese label, has done a fantastic job with this tour, and I will post details when we’re closing in on July. I can’t say more at the moment, but we’re looking…
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Japanese reviews of EBT – “Mønster”
Reviews are in! All of them very positive, and I have managed to get three of them translated to English. These are from major Japanese jazz magazines: JAZZ PERSPECTIVE I got surprised when I listened to this. It’s a European jazz album which comprises all the elements of the piano trio, which…
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Video from Jazzfest Trondheim
Here’s a nice video clip from our concert at Jazzfest Trondheim May 9th: Espen Berg Trio: Trettifem – live
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Review of Espen Berg Trio’s concert at Jazzfest Trondheim 2015
This is Tor Hammerø’s (TV2) fantastic review of our concert at Jazzfest 2015, May 9th 2015: Mesmerized Espen Berg – mark that name. The kingdom of Norway has a new master pianist. It’s just a matter of time before the world gets to know about his talent. Espen Berg (31)…
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Great collaboration projects for 2015
This year I’ve been invited to participate in some great collaboration projects with artists such as Anders Jormin, Mathias Eick, Kåre Kolve, Ivar Kolve, Per Oddvar Johansen, Mats Eilertsen, Hildegunn Øiseth, Andreas Aase, Tore Johansen and Steinar Krokstad. Firstly, Kåre Kolve’s commisioned work for Trondheim Jazzfestival “Interactions” with Eick, Jormin,…
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CD release in Japan
Espen Berg Trio’s first CD will be released in Japan on the Japanese label Blue Gleam in May 2015. I’m really looking forward to this, and hopefully we will be able to travel to Japan to promote the release sometime in the near future.
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Updated reviews of Acres of Blue
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to get an incredibly nice review of my latest album by Eyal Hareuveni at All About Jazz. A brief summary of the reviews so far: Evocative, nuanced stories of dreamy, almost super natural landscapes. Another great work of a true master of the piano. –…
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