The Esbjorn Svensson Trio is a phenomenon: A jazz trio which sees itself as a pop band that plays jazz which broke with the tradition of leader and sidemen in favour of equality within its members which not only plays jazz-venues but also venues usually reserved for rock bands which uses light effects and fog-machines in their live shows which gets a whole audience to sing-a-long with jazz-standards as eg. Thelonious Monk s Bemsha Swing is a trio that goes beyond the scope of the usual classic jazz trio. Their music can be found in the pop-charts and their videos are playing on MTV Scandinavia. With their unique sound scape combining jazz with drum n bass electronic elements funk rhythm and pop and rock as well as European Classical music e.s.t. won an audience spanning from the classic jazz-fans to the youngest Hip Hop fans. Critics and audiences world-wide agree: E.S.T. is definitely one of the most innovative jazz bands of today.
