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Espen Berg Trio – live in Lofoten videos
Summer 2017, we flew to Lofoten together with video artist André Løyning to create a few spectacular live videos. These are made entirely on site, with actual sound recording (6 channels only), piano tuning at location (a bit short on time, bare with me on that), and with some amazing…
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EBT – Live in Lofoten – “Climbing”
We only had ONE SHOT, one take, before the sun set. The weather on this side of Lofoten was perfect – no wind and totally clear. A long working day had come to an end, and we were really happy with the recording outside Henningsvær, but I had this location…
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EBT: New video from Lofoten
ENJOY our new video from Ballstad, Lofoten. Big thanks to one-man-movie-maker André Løyning. This song, “MAETRIX”, is originally a part of my commissioned work to the fabulous Trondheim Jazz Orchestra – which will be touring Norway next week!
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Espen Berg Trio, live video from Lofoten
As the first in a series of videos, here’s “XIII” from our upcoming album as a live recording from the beautiful islands Lofoten in Norway: We have also made a brand new Facebook page for the trio: www.facebook.com/espenbergtrio. Please like and share!
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Duo concert with Seamus Blake
A few days ago I had the honor of playing a duo concert with the fantastic musician and good friend Seamus Blake. Here’s a short clip: I really hope we can do this again sometime, and I look forward to continue playing with Seamus in the quintet BRIDGES going on…
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Espen Berg & TJO – success at Molde Int’l Jazz Festival
I had a fantastic week at Molde Jazz Festival, working with some of the greatest musicians from this part of the world – absolutely nailing my music, in addition to being awesome persons. The premiere of “MAETRIX” was a huge success, described as “a work for the eternity” and receiving…
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EBT & Silje Nergaard – JAPAN TOUR 2017
I september slipper Espen Berg Trio sin andre plate, «Bølge», på det japanske plateselskapet Blue Gleam. Plateslippet markeres med en lanseringsturné i Japan i november, der låtskriver og vokalist Silje Nergaard er med som gjesteartist. Sammen gjør de seks konserter på denne turneen: 22. nov TAMA CITY COMBINED CULTURAL CENTER,…
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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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