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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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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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