Author: espenbergpiano
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First Reviews of Acres of Blue
The first reviews of Acres of Blue are starting to appear, and I couldn’t have been more happy with them! On Thursday January 30th, Hamar Arbeiderblad awarded the album with a 6/6 score and the front page headline: “Brilliant new album from Espen Berg”. They also dedicated to full size…
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Acres of Blue released February 7th to excellent reviews
My latest solo CD “Acres of Blue” was released worldwide February 7th on iTunes, Spotify, WiMP, Amazon, CDON, etc. I’m right in the middle of a fragmented release tour: Volsdalen church, Ålesund: February 9th, 19.00 Trøndertun, Melhus: February 11th, 12.00 Romedal church, Stange: February 16th, 18.00 Trondheim Art Museum: March…
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Tour and studio recording with TJO & Marius Neset
These days I’m on tour with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Marius Neset, and we’re currently spending our days in Copenhagen recording in The Village Recording. Here’s the tour list: Victoria, Oslo: Saturday Aug 31st – 21.00 Jazzhouse, Copenhagen: Wednesday Sept 4th – 20.00 Kulturhuset, Arendal: Thursday Sept 5th – 20.00…
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Espen Berg, solo piano – ACRES OF BLUE
Norwegian pianist and composer Espen Berg (29) released his first solo piano album, “Noctilucent”, in November 2012. This debut was awarded with several top reviews, and All About Jazz called it “one of the most beautiful releases of 2012”. “Acres of blue” is an improvised piece of music recorded in…
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Montreux Solo Jazz Piano Competition
This year I’ve been fortunate enough to be picked, again, as one as the semi finalists in the annual Montreux Solo Jazz Piano Competition in Switzerland. I participated last year as well, but without any significant result. Since this is the last chance for me, because I’m getting to old,…
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New Solo CD
25th and 26th of May I recorded my second solo CD in the magnificent concert hall at RDAM, Copenhagen. Marc Casanovas at NorCat Lyd did the engineering and produced the recordings together with me. I’m mixing the CD these days, and it’s a joy to be working with such high…
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Espen Berg, solo piano – BROOKLYN
Norwegian pianist and composer Espen Berg (29) released his first solo piano album, “Noctilucent”, in November 2012. This debut was awarded with several top reviews, and All About Jazz called it “one of the most beautiful releases of 2012”. “Brooklyn” is one of the songs to be featured on Espen’s…
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