Esbjorn Svennson, the Swedish jazz pianist, died a few days ago in a scuba diving accident. He was 44. He founded a group called E.S.T. (standing for Esbjorn Svensson Trio), and they achieved what amounted to rock star status in Sweden. He was a tremendous pianist and received a lot of critical acclaim. They released about ten albums; the most popular might be "Strange Place for Snow" Check him out if you have a chance. Here is a live clip of E.S.T. I selected at random from youtube: <div><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZMUvM5KKvX0&"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZMUvM5KKvX0&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350" /></embed></object></div>
