For my Flying Hawk

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Seeing Hands- Dengue Fever
Burn you Up Burn you Down- Big Blue Ball
Yellow & Black Taxi Cab- Trans Global Underground
Bubbling Hot- Pato Banton
Girl Watcher- Yellowman (live)
Vibin’ & Bala’ in- Man de Ng
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in the Buzzbag- the Brooklyn Funk Essentials
The Mac- Cadillac Jones
What you hear is What you get-the Melvin Sparks band
Dumpstaphunk Jam- Dumpsatphunk
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Got to be a Love- Greyboy with Quantic & Sharon Jones
Gotta Stand for Something- Greyboy with Sharon Jones
Take it Slow- BooZoo Bajou
Rhythm- Street Gangland Rhythm Band
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New York City- Lipbone Redding Orchestra
Again (Stankonia Remix)-Lenny Kravitz & OutKast
The Car Song- The Cat Empire
Egg Man- the Beastie Boys
U B Jesus- David Byrne
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Ever Increasing Circles- Dr Didg
Unplug the Telephone- Leftover Salmon (live)
I like Birds- Eels with Strings (live)
Hey Man(now you’re really Living)-Eels with Strings(live)
Barracuda- Rasputina (live)
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Rub me Raw- Warren Zevon
Walk this Way- String Cheese Incident (live)
Gangsta of Love- Steve Miller Band

FOURPLAY “ENERGY” 9/08

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FOURPLAY “ENERGY” worldwide release on September 23, 2008..New album Sept23.

-features guest vocals by bass phenomenon Esperanza Spalding

According to some very basic laws of nature, when powerful forces come together, some form of energy is created – usually in large amounts. In music, the laws of interaction are no different. When keyboardist Bob James, bassist Nathan East, guitarist Larry Carlton and drummer Harvey Mason come together as Fourplay, the result is Energy (HUCD 3146), the Heads Up debut of the acclaimed contemporary jazz quartet scheduled for worldwide release on September 23, 2008.

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Bill Ector

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‘Because Music Matters’ says it all. That was way more than a slogan or a company tagline for the magazine dedicated to great music with a dose of brotherly love. Bill Ector who was the Publisher of Hittin’ the Note passed away today at 12:15 pm. While I know so many people who knew him personally, Bill seemed like the kind of person that I would have loved to be in the circle of friends with. His passion for people, great live music and his family (not in any order other than the way I typed it) left so many memories that I imagine there will be a big jam going on somewhere tonight behind the curtain of a darkened sky, with a well deserved guest of honor.

R.I.P. Bill Ector

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FUTUJARA

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You know how much I dig the unique!!

FUTUJARA – hybrid fujara, 5 instruments in one!!!

The Futujara is our experimental instrument which was made in collaboration with Max Brumberg.
It have unique possibility to connect 4 different tubes in 4 keys: C,D, A and G, and if you disconnect all playing tubes you get overtone flute in A. But futujara is not only multi-key set of fujara, it also gives you amazing possibility to play in totally different way! The hose attached to futujara makes it really maneuverable and you can use technique which is used in playing on kalyuka, russian overtone flute (see the video for details).

Features:
1. Five instruments in one: four fujaras (C,D,A,G) and one overtone flute in A!
2. Extremely maneaurable. The hose gives you possibility to use kalyuka technique
3. Very well tuned in western concert temperated tuning
4. Collapsible (no hassle during transportation)
5. Extremely light
6. Professional quality of sound
7. The holes are close together so you can use different fingering and apply the techniques from other flutes (see video for details)
8. Very easy to play, everybody can start playing right away!

Check out more HERE.

for Today only

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another extra hour…I love it when this happens!

Top Floor Bottom Buzzer- Morphine
Take me with You- Morphine
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Habibe- Blue Ball featuring Natacha Atlas
Etrange- DobaCaracol
Odo Ya- Sergio Mendes with Carlinhos Brown
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Infinity- Ill Chemistry
Nickel Bags- Digable Planets
Weight- Raashan Ahmad
Cosmic Funk- Souleye
Left Side of the Brain- Gift of Gab
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Please Don’t Go- Lee Perry and the Soulettes
Hand to Hand- Lee Perry and the Wailers
Can’t buy Love- Johnny Osbourne
Sing Jay Steele- Johnny Osbourne
Keep your Culture- Corey Harris
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Take the Long Way Home- Drew Emmitt
Giraffe- Roots of Creation (live)
Fallujah Dub- Guvna Dub
El Aire- Cecilia Villar Eljuri with Sly & Robbie
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Power to the People- Black Eyed Peas
Money (that’s what I Want)- Melvin Sparks Band
Scores of Spores- Robert Walter
Witch Doctor- Galactic
the Bounce- the Blue Method
Bus Ride- Reuben Wilson
the Metrics- Drums and Tuba
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the Arrival- Dee Jay OM
Nostalgia Worship- Bassnectar
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You’ve got to Earn it-the Staple Singers
You Ain’t got no Drawers on-Marva Wright & the BMWs
They’re Red Hot-Peter Green Nigel Watson Splinter Group
He Called my Name- Scrapomatic
**Conversation with Mike Mattison of Scrapomatic**
Drink House- Scrapomatic with Count M’Butu
I Want the Truth- Scrapomatic with Derek Trucks
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Frankie Doris- Corey Harris
Be Easy- Sharon Jones and the Dapkings
Stargaze- Xavier Rudd
Metameme- STS9
Rapture- Dub Pistols with Terry Hall

Rest Relaxation and RAWKKKK

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Put together a little cookin’ set of Rock and Roll to go with your cookin’ out.

DIG IN:

Summertime Blues- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
So Romantic- the Charms
Riddles- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
I Drink- Southern Crush
One Word- the Hussy
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Revolution- Sirsy
Lint of Love- Cibo Matto
Revolution Eventually- Sugarbitch
The Way you do- Devil Doll
Take it Off- the Donnas
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Beat on the Brat- U2
Girl you have Magic inside you-Outrageous Cherry
You’re Gonna Miss Me- 13th Floor Elevators
Country Death Song- Violent Femmes
Pictures of Matchstick Men-Type O Negative & Ozzy
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Whole Lotta Love- Perry Farrell
Closet Disco Dancer- Red Elvises (live)
I wanna Get you Alone- Joseph Arthur
War Pigs- Cake & Steven Drozd (live)
Totally Awesome- Honchie

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Scrapomatic’s Mike Mattison

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This is like a part two after Mike and I had a conversation last year or so ago when Alligator Love Cry first came out. Scrapomatic once again have a new album out in 2008 on Landslide Records“Sidewalk Caesars”. This bluesy roots duo put forth yet another soulful release that has the blues checking to see if it has the blues. With this album I can just simply “feel it”. While busy year round as the front man for the Derek Trucks Band, and time in the studio and taking the Scrapomatic show on the road with band-mate Paul Olsen, we learn what Mike does, or shall we say does not do with his spare time, the plans for the next album and perhaps coming to a place near you……if so…..take the chance to go on and “feel it” for yourself.

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Check out my conversation with Mike Mattison here.

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Orchestra Baobab

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The Baobab is a strong tree…..Orchestra Baobab brought their high-powered world rhythm and afro beats to the Barrymore on Sunday night. The sweat was pouring down the dancers and the sounds from the stage were electrifying. Orchestra Baobab has fused Afro-Cuban rhythm and Portuguese Creole melody with Congolese rumba, high life and a whole gamut of local styles for over 30 years – kickstarting a musical renaissance in their native Senegal, which turned the capital Dakar into one of the world’s most vibrant musical cities. Thats exactly what the Barrymore theater resembled as the crowd rewarded the Orchestra is so many ways, from moneys and watches to smiles and laughter, the fusion of art-artists and audience transcended into a ‘High Life’ scene that is only understood when experienced. Warm, rich lyrical content was splashed over the crowd with elegant precision while percussions led the feet on a march through the deepest landscapes of melody. With dueling saxophone and guitars throughout the set Orchestra Baobab is still challenging themselves to put on a true embodiment of their work. A strong tree indeed.

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the Hussy, get some!!

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Friday night brought out a chance to remind myself of my rock -n- roll roots, a chance to have some punk in my rock at the same time. A two piece from Madison calling themselves “the Hussy” made themselves known at the Frequency and man, it didn’t take long to have the beats beating a pulp of real raw rawkkkkk! Armed with a vexing guitar and a banger of earthshaking booms on drums, the Hussy brought back the short catchy hard hitting feeling I first remember when trying out heavy sounding underground sounds. I felt like I was back at CBGB’s getting a taste of what the others have been trying to make happen. While this duo have been involved in music around the Madison scene for some time now, the work of the Hussy should latch on like the mosquitoes biting at your being when you next step outside. Be careful, the Hussy are contagious.

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The timing was Right

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all cylinders firing!!

Everybody’s Gonna Be Happy- the Kinks
I WIsh you Would- Hot Tuna
if the Washing don’t get you the Rinsing Will-the Mannish Boys
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Bibou- Daby Balde
Redemption Song- African Showboys
Towering Inferno- Green Arrows
No Delay (Bullitt)- Green Arrows
Jidka- Saba
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Cacada- Bebel Gilberto
Auramatic-Suphala & Vernon Reid & King Britt
Brazilectro- Zuco 103
Matthau- Depth Quartet
Sister Twisted- Kinky
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Miami Blues- Akashic Record
Funky Good Time- Melvin Sparks Band (live)
Out of my System- Jamie Lidell
Little Bit of Feel Good- Jamie Lidell
You can’t Always get what you Want- Rolling Stones (Soulwax remix)
Give Peace a Chance-Aerosmith & Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars
Give up the Funk- the Clinton Administration
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Turntables on the Bayou- No Luck Club
Quilty- Club D’elf
Tether Ball Triumph- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
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The Bounce- the Blue Method
Think Back- Galactic feat. Chali 2 Na
Hippest March part 2- Clyde Stubblefield
His Girl- the Budos Band
On the Cuff- the Afromotive

JFJO rides in to Madison

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Man can the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey really put the groove on. Oh, in case you didn’t know, JFJO has a new album out…“Lil Tae Rides Again” out on both Hyena Records and 1320 Records. They do in fact play this whole album as their set, which is totally fine with me. The story of a day in the life of an elementary school child translates into music that is essentially a part of all of us. While in Madison, the backdrop was a beautiful lake scene mixing night clouds with the slipping sunset. With a Pink Floyd flavor at times, I found myself memorized with the animal scenes trampling in the backdrop of a movie screen and the obvious innovative spirit that oozed out from under the Spinal Tapped cloaks….this was everything and more than I was expecting and would highly recommend this show to fans of the jams, a good interpretation of our classical whereabouts and the memory of childhood times. The show and the album prove to me that after several years and albums under their belt, JFJO still has what it takes to redefine themselves while never shaking the importance of their music and what it can do to a fresh set of ears.

Check out my conversation with Brian Haas, founder/pianist of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey here.

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Kinnic & Brendan

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The other day into the evening I was a guest at a beautiful wedding celebration. The ceremony was held in a Frank Lloyd Wright built meeting house and was a perfect service. After a brief get-together, the reception was held at the next to the lake front Monona Terrace, a captivating room. A fusion of cultures between Vietnamese and Irish traditions, there was elegance and beauty surrounding us from the chosen flowers right down to the exquisite lute playing. I want to share the gift given to the guests, it is a cd of love songs from around the globe. Thought it was resembling a set-list I once played sometime in somewhere.

All About you- David Grisman & Doc Watson
A Sunday Kind of Love- Etta James
Cupid- Sam Cooke
Love Land- Charles Wright
Tinh Dau- Ngoc Ha
Queen Bee- Taj Mahal (one of my wedding songs)
Let’s Stay Together- Al Green
Ve Day Nghe Em- Nguyen Khang
Kaze wo Astumete- Happy End
Cuccuruccu Paloma- Caetano Veloso
Your Love Gets Sweeter- Finley Quaye
Vi Do La Em- Nguyen Khang
Next to You- Bebel Gilberto
Quynh Houng- Khanh Ly
Mong Ban Dau- Ngoc Ha
Tupelo Honey- Van Morrison
In my Life- The Beatles
Gold- Interference

This celebration was worth sharing.

SWR® Marcus Miller Pro Bass Preamplifier

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SWR has partnered with Marcus Miller – arguably the most influential bassist of his generation — to create the ultimate tool for bassists. Or as Marcus calls it: “The missing link between your bass and a great sound!” Working closely with our SWR engineers, Marcus painstakingly customized the feature set of this preamp to accommodate his own distinctive array of tones, while taking into consideration the needs of other bassists of all styles. The result is simply one of the most versatile bass products ever developed.

It Feels Right

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Twisted- the Wood Brothers
How Come People act like That?- Tommy Talton
New York City- Lipbone Redding Orchestra
I Want the truth- ScrapOmatic with Derek Trucks
Trains a Coming-JD & the Straight Shot w/Robert Randolph
Hook Line & Sinker- ScrapOmatic
Tight Tee Shirt- Benji Hughes
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Be Easy- Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings (live WWOZ)
You Don’t Know me at all- Bettye Lavette
This Time- DJ Shadow
Knee Deep- the Clinton Administration
James Brown- Big Audio Dynamite
Rapture- Dub Pistols
Watching the Detectives- Roots of Creation
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Hummin’- Nat Adderly (Large Professoe remix)
The Sophisticated Hippie-Horace Silver (Easy Mo Bee remix)
10 Sex- Secretary
A Frame- Garage a Trois
Planetary Beat- DJ Logic & Jason Miles
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Halliburton Breakdown- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
**Conversation with Brian Haas of JFJO**
Muppet Babies get lost at the State Fair- JFJO
Happiness is a Warm Gun- JFJO (live)
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Everyday People- MMW
Into You- Eymeral

Mister Russel Blake

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I am proud to be a part of Russel Blake world as I truly feel he is someone making a difference in many people’s lives, musically and beyond. My conversation with Mr. Blake reminds me why I like to do what I do in my musical arena….and it is always nice to be reminded why you love something. With a new album due out very soon, I was blessed with the opportunity to debut it on greenarrowradio, with this honor comes a huge THANK YOU. Currently, Mr. Blake has 422 pieces within his repetoire encompassing Classical, Spanish Classical, Jazz Classical, Brazilian, Latin & Pop Music Idioms. As creator of The Universal Language Music History & Cultural Programme, Mr Blake has taught a variety of audiences from Kindergarten – High Schools, universities, libraries, prisons, hospitals & Art Galleries about the history of music. Mr. Blake was also the featured guest soloist at the 9th annual Bass Conference held here in Madison a few years back and was working very closely with Dr. Richard Davis at the time.

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Click here to hear my conversation with Mr. Russel Blake.

Just a little air-time

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Naww, I wish I was dunkin’ like “KG” or Dominique but I just did a fill-in show of an hour and 15 minutes…the extra 15 just to play somethings that rawkkkk! Check it out fo’yo’self.

Do Right- Jimmy’s Chicken Shack
Fields of Joy- Lenny Kravitz
Electric Uncle Sam- Primus
Daytripper- Bad Brains (live)
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Give the Drummer Some More- the Greyboy Allstars
Cure All- Robert Walter
Spinning Wheel- Cameron Mizell
Dudeman- Victor Krause
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Nothing Less Than You- Stan Harrison
Silent Power- Russel Blake
**Conversation with Russel Blake**
Quiet Strength- Russel Blake
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My Buckets got a hole in it-Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis
Have you ever been to Electric Ladyland- JFJO
the Shadow- Garaj Mahal

Brian Haas of JFJO

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I had the chance to speak with Brian Haas of the group Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and was quite pleased to have done so. Brian seems like the type of person I could sit with and talk about music with, and learn a bundle from. JFJO will be bringing its usually progressive post-modern jazz into Madison on June 26th at the Memorial Union Terrace starting sometime around 9:30. In this conversation you will learn what they intend to do differently this time around on stage, the concept and creation of the new album Little Tae Rides Again on not just one but 2 different types of labels, just what to do in case a person named Jacob Fred calls your daughter in the middle of the night.

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Check out my conversation with Brian Haas here.

Boogaloo with my W O R T

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I always am pleased to have an opportunity to be a part of the local listener sponsored community radio station here in Madison, WORT. Today I got to host the ever popular Journeys into Jazz program from 2-5pmCST and had a Boogaloo of a good time.

Naima- COLTRANE
Time After time- Miles Davis (live)
Inside Straight- Cannon Reloaded
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Were you Followed?- Bobby Previte & the new Bump
Just Say it- Dafnis Prieto Sextet
Prime Time- Bobby Ricketts
Right on- Javon Jackson
Cat & Bug- Skeebo Knight
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Peter’s Pistol- Skeebo Knight
Chickens & Waffles- Soul Summit (live)
Swap Meet- Robert Walter
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Grease Monkey- the Diplomats of Solid Sound
Mr Lucky- Jack McDuff
A Real Gone Guy- Joe Krown Organ Trio
Evil Turn- Dr Lonnie Smith
Davis (in Memory)- Out to Lunch
In the Bag- Mike LeDonne
House of the Rising Son- Papa Joey Defrancesco
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Higher Ground- Marcus Miller
Slang- Doug Johns
What is Hip?- Marcus Miller
Sifu- Victor Wooten
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Window Text- Vijay Iyer
Dos Caminos- Omar Sosa (live)
Machine Days- Vijay Iyer
Ney ney weleba- Etenesh & Le Tigre
Daxxar- Steve Reid Ensemble
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Call of the Wily- Greg Tate’s Garage Band
the Lonely Bull- Liquid Soul
Charthel Hill- Jeff Coffin & Charlie Peacock
Muziqawi Silt- Etenesh & Le Tigre

Number 17

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I have been a fan of the Boston Celtics since 1978 and tonight I witnessed the culmination of a team that played every minute of every game like true CELTICS, turn it into banner number 17. I am happy for Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin “KG” Garnett for finally getting what has been elusive in their greatness as players..that first NBA Championship. The play of Rajon Rondo and the Bench play of Eddie House, James Posey and of course the all out production of the “Big 3”. Doc Rivers deserved a good portion of credit for allowing this team to become who it is and trusting all the players on his roster to fit into the puzzle. And it never hurts to beat the Lakers by 40 to win the title!!!!

GO GREEN!

RIP Esbjoern Svensson

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According to Swedish media reports, Svensson had been diving with a group and an instructor in the Stockholm archipelago when he suddenly disappeared. The married father of two had been found badly injured on the sea bed and had been transported by helicopter to a Stockholm hospital, where he died shortly before midnight (2200 GMT) on Saturday. This event is still under investigation. Svensson, a genre-defying musician who reached audiences far beyond the traditional jazz crowd, was “the most important figure in jazz in this decade,” said Burkhard Hopper, manager of the Esbjoern Svensson Trio (E.S.T.). E.S.T., formed in 1993 by pianist and composer Svensson, drummer Magnus Oestroem and base player Dan Berglund, have released a dozen records that have enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success in Europe and the United States. The group, which has won a string of other Swedish and international awards and was in 2006 the first European jazz band to grace the cover of US jazz bible Down Beat, released its last album “e.s.t. live in hamburg” at the end of 2007.