Global Hit – Esbjorn Svensson
Finally, a sad note from the world of jazz.
The Swedish pianist Esbjorn Svensson has died, at the age of 44.
He lost his life diving off a small island near Stockholm.
Svensson was young, but his influence was wide, as The World’s Alex Gallafent reports in today’s Global Hit.
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