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I've been watching this documentary over and over, as well as listening to EST's album again repeatedly. Esbjörn Svensson's music, his life, his dedication have always inspired me. Thank you for making this wonderful documentary.

far too good , unbelievable

beautiful!

One of the saddest stories in music was the loss of Esbjōrn Svensson. A singular pianist in a trio of equally singular musicians, one of the most interesting groups of the last 30 years. I saw EST in 2006, even did the thing of buying a bunch of CDs at the concert and getting them signed by the band. I’d never done that before or since. They were gracious. Beautiful music, beautifully played, recorded & filmed, with stunning artwork and visuals live. RIP

WOW! Thanks.

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Love this!

EST broke many of my preconceptions about what jazz is and what it could be. I hold Esbjörn, Magnus, and Dan at an extremely high regard, I wish I had been old enough to see them live back in the day. Thank you so much for making this and letting me understand better how that was done. Beautifully made

What an amazing film, it's a great tribute to one of the great pianists of recent times. The music is superb. The film superbly made. The sensitive treatment of and contribution by all the close family and friends makes this heartbreaking to watch. Someone who left the world way too soon!

Their music just hit me in the days where e.s.t. became very successful in Europe… I attempted their concerts in Porgy & Bess / Vienna and later in the famous Konzerthaus / Vienna. Backstage we talked a lot, they were so humble, invited me to share their dinner, Magnus drew a set of drums in my notebook… What a fantastic evening. And their music! Three souls became one. Art in its highest levels! Grateful meeting e.s.t. and still listening to their legacy regularly! Thank you sooo much! ♥️

I saw them twice in Montreal. They were excellent. The high level climax they were able to achieve was astonishing. You think it can’t go higher. It’s a trio. And they climbed higher, and higher! Unbelievable and unforgettable. The third concert I was supposed to attend was cancelled, you know why. What a loss. E.S.T. was unique.

I'm in love with e.s.t. music. Any jazz trio I keep comparing - and non lives up to them so far.

Lucky enough to see EST live at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham in 2007, which I will never forget. Truly amazing and moving concert. Lucky enough to speak to him after the gig , he was so humble and appreciated my comments. What a wonderful documentary too, a celebration of his life and music.

Musica di merda......jazz????😂

This is very special, moving, inspiring. Thank you for sharing it on UA-cam!

I play his music every day. This was hard to watch but also beautiful. Thank you.

listening to EST playing on a summer evening at stockholm jazz festival, it was magical, you could have heard a pin drop in the audience. brought tears to my eyes.

2:40 I sincerely would like to know how Mr. Esbjörn Svensson can be considered a truly innovator of MUSIC (and I am literally using the words of Siggi Loch as he stated on the video). I do not mean to question individual preferences in terms of aesthetics and popularity, and I do not mean to question the artistic level of this most excellent pianist. But I genuinely would like to know in what aspect was him a truly innovator of music. I think I should point out that, as far as European jazz musicians, pianist Michel Petrucciani was an international name who played with some of the great jazz masters including Wayne Shorter and Jim Hall, let alone his various trios and the incredible solo piano performances. Jan Garbarek is another name with huge international career. Someone might point out that he was able to play simple tunes with a more folk-like flavor and transform them in beautiful and complex music explorations, but it would be necessary then to mention the great Keith Jarrett who was indeed an innovator in terms of style (using more folk-like flavors and transforming them in beautiful and complex music explorations) and outstanding improvisational capacity. Thanks.

Vilken pianist, och vilken trio :)

I remember when i first heard Esbjorn, it was just before i traveled out to Indonesia from Yorkshire, i remember thinking i will save these tunes for when i have to wait several hours in Amsterdam airport when i got to the airport i went to the play list, it was a totally surreal experience hearing the music and watching the people go by. RIP brother music soul you touched many of us with your beautiful ego-less music and you will continue to do so as long as the world is spinning, LEGENDS NEVER DIE. David Bahar Edinburgh. x

I've been to a concert of E.S.T. in Bulgaria ....Unforgettable performance...such of charisma and vibes ! ❤❤❤Thank you so much for posting that film !

Dette er et nytt bekjentskap, skal høre mye på E.S.T fremover, førsteklasses musikk. Veldig flott laget historie om personen, trioen og livet rundt ham. Takk!

Banda maravillosa, con el genial y entrañable Esbjörn a la cabeza. Un film a la altura de esta música que siempre me acompaña, a pesar del tiempo y la distancia. Gracias!

Thank you for this film! Let' s celebrate Esbjörns life and music over and over again. He'll always be one of a kind and I miss him so much. Thanks to his family for the intimate views in his childhood and youth. He'll never be forgotten, that's for shure ❤

Thank you for this...

Thank You so much for Your great Music Esbjorn ❤ we miss You

thank you so much, you made my day.

What a beautifully made film ! A great tribute to Esbjorn from Magnus and Dan and all his family and friends and collaborators. Also, a lovely window on aspects of life in small-town Sweden.

éblouie, je suis éblouie .....😊❤merci â vous de partager ce moment heureux......🎉

Fun fact: During the final viewing of the film before release, director David Tarrodi noticed something extraordinary. The "e" in the Yellow Tone title was blinking, almost like Esbjörn himself was giving his approval. What’s even stranger is that the artist behind the titles, Tobias Centerwall, had no idea how or why it was happening-he never designed it to blink. This wasn’t the only mysterious event during the filmmaking process, but it’s a detail that makes this tribute feel even more connected to Esbjörn. Keep an eye out for it!

Thank you for a very exciting and moving documentary about a great musician who unfortunately died far too early. However, he managed to leave a lasting mark on music. Thanks for the music Esbjörn Svensson.

Waouh magnifique les gars bravo 🥰🥰🥰

thank you so much for sharing this video ❤

A beautiful celebration of such a fantastic musician. E.S.T. has always played a huge role in my musical listening, learning and development. Inspirational. Thank you !

Thank you so much! Esbjörn, Dan and Magnus are the reason why I became a Jazzpianist in the first place. I was lucky enough to recently meet Dan and Magnus in person and thank them as well. Thank you to everyone who was a part of this project!

Thank you so much for sharing this. I was so lucky to see EST in St George’s, Bristol. I was heartbroken when he died. 💖

Review by music critic Jan Gradvall 2016: Sweden, congratulations are in order. On Saturday, October 29, SVT will air a music documentary that is - which is extremely rare for the genre - as precise, exact, and striking as the music it portrays. A documentary about jazz pianist Esbjörn Svensson that strikes straight to the heart, continues through the body, drills through the earth, burrows into the moraine, and ultimately becomes a part of our cultural groundwater. Malik Bendjelloul's Searching for Sugar Man was the first Swedish music documentary that could be called a masterpiece. David Tarrodi's A portrait of Esbjörn Svensson is the second. If I can claim expertise in any field, it’s music documentaries and music biographies. We all have our ways of unwinding, processing, and focusing - of resetting our mental hard drives. Some run marathons. Others practice yoga. Some prepare complex seven-course meals. I, on the other hand, open my laptop and watch yet another music documentary, perhaps the second of the evening, likely the 46th this year. The music documentary genre provides me with the perfect combination of predictable relaxation and stimulating activation that my brain needs on a Tuesday night after an intense day, when my thoughts are on repeat. The moment I see the typical opening shots of a documentary - trucks on a highway, queues outside a club, panoramic shots with the text "Leeds, 1972" - I relax and forget everything except what’s on the screen. Usually, I’m already familiar with about 75% of the content in these documentaries, but that’s part of the appeal, the “yoga effect,” of watching them. Fifteen to twenty years ago, when there were plans for Per Sinding-Larsen, Bertil Fröman, and me to create a documentary series about the history of Swedish rock for SVT, we even traveled to Bristol to speak with the genre’s master, Hugh Thomson, who created BBC's brilliant Dancing in the Street series. In other words, I’ve seen and studied countless music documentaries. When I received a link in my inbox to A portrait of Esbjörn Svensson, with the note that it would air the Saturday after next, I assumed, as usual, that I could predict what I was about to see. I thought I had a pretty good grasp of EST (Esbjörn Svensson Trio), having written about the trio since their debut in the early 1990s. I believe I even saw Esbjörn Svensson play electric piano with the phenomenal soul collective Blacknuss Allstars, featuring Martin Jonsson and Christian Falk, though I’m not certain. My oldest friend designed a couple of EST’s album covers. EST has been a constant in my life. I also remember the shocking news in June 2008 that Esbjörn Svensson, only 44 years old, had died in a scuba diving accident in the Stockholm archipelago. The structure of a documentary about Esbjörn Svensson should therefore follow a familiar pattern: the terrible accident, parallels to Jan Johansson, retrospectives, memorial interviews, Grammy awards, perhaps commentary from a prominent American jazz critic. But young documentary filmmaker David Tarrodi, 30, who wasn’t around when it all happened, does none of this. Instead, he has listened - truly listened - and lets everything begin and end with the music. In this way, Esbjörn Svensson is brought to life. This is not a film about a deceased legend; it’s a film about a creative, living musician. David Tarrodi spent two years earning the trust of Esbjörn Svensson’s wife, Eva Svensson, before he even turned on the camera. After that, he interviewed everyone: parents, siblings, music teachers, record label staff, and bandmates Magnus Öström and Dan Berglund. Through carefully thought-out interviews, beautifully lit, the subjects don’t speak about Esbjörn in the past tense (“I remember”) but in the present. No melodramatic adjectives, no lingering zoom-ins on sad eyes. Instead, it’s life - life at all costs. Jazz is often portrayed as music about nothing. But David Tarrodi highlights two recurring themes in Esbjörn Svensson’s life and music: water and space. He loved to explore, swim, and dive. When you learn the backstory of album titles like From Gagarin’s Point of View and compositions like Did They Ever Tell Costeau?, the music’s notes hit even harder and dig even deeper. The narration is Esbjörn Svensson’s own voice, taken from his 2003 P1 summer radio show. Esbjörn Svensson’s piano and Magnus Öström’s drums were childhood friends. Together with Dan Berglund’s bass, they became unbeatable, especially live. A recurring theme in Esbjörn Svensson’s body of work - and the focus of this documentary - was that the present moment never comes back. No performance is ever the same. Even everyday life is built on equal parts rehearsal, careful preparation, and complete openness to improvisation. I will rewatch the film next Saturday.

This film is now available here: m.ua-cam.com/video/Ef94cu-QjHA/v-deo.html

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Thank you for this wonderful film! What a gift his music is to the world, and it’s great to know more about him and how he developed his artistry. Thank you.

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God damn that’s where “kraftwerk” got their name isn’t it? What does it mean?

Thank you thank you thank you thank you!! Been waiting for this to re-release on Swedish platforms for years!

What a wonderful movie portraying an absolutely stunning artist (and trio). Thx so much for sharing this

Mycket fin film om en master, vilken musiker!

Thank you so much for releasing this here on UA-cam for all of us to enjoy - and of course for making this brilliant documentary!

Ett sådant levande porträtt av en enastående musiker! Den här dokumentären vill man se om och om igen. Tack för uppladdningen!

So good to finally see this on UA-cam....Thank you so much!