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Esbjorn Svensson's Death is a Devastating Blow for Jazz
In this self-aware, soulful music I found everything I was looking for - and it frequently moved me to tears If you're the DJ on a jazz radio programme, as I am, you face the task of dealing with the death of a significant musician at some point or other. Live on air, it's no easy ...
Esbjorn Svensson Leader of the Jazz Group E.S.T.
A composer of genre-bending music that drew widely on influences outside of jazz Esbjorn Svensson, a Swedish pianist and leader of the jazz trio E.S.T., one of Europe's most popular ensembles, which was to appear in New York this Saturday as part of the J.V.C. Festival, died on June 14 in Stockholm. He was 44. Mr. ...
Stan Winston Special-Effects Guru Won 4 Academy Awards
Steven Spielberg, in a statement: “I rode his cutting edge from teddy bears to aliens to dinosaurs. My world would not have been the same without Stan." Stan Winston, the renowned makeup, creature- and visual-effects wizard whose memorable work on “Aliens," “Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and “Jurassic Park" earned him four Academy Awards, has died. He ...
Cyd Charisse Personified Dancing Sophistication
Cyd Charisse, who brought sizzle and sophistication to dance in such classic movie musicals as “Singin' in the Rain" and “Silk Stockings." She was 86. Cyd Charisse, dancer starred in movie musicals with Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire Trained as a ballerina in the Russian tradition, she listed 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'Silk Stockings' among her ...
Cyd Charisse Actress Dancer Dies
MGM Actress Cyd Charisse dies in Los Angeles at 86 A publicist for Cyd Charisse says the actress-dancer has died in Los Angeles at age 86. Publicist Gene Schwam says Charisse died early today at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack on Monday. Charisse was a long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the ...
From ACT Records: Esbjorn Svensson Dies in Diving Accident on June 14, 2008
Swedish pianist and composer Esbjorn Svensson died in a diving accident on Saturday June 14, 2008 aged 44. Our thoughts are with his mourning wife and children and his long time musical associates Dan Berglund and Magnus Ostrom. Esbjorn Svensson was one of the most influential jazz artists in recent history and his band e.s.t. were ...
Jazz Champion Esbjorn Svensson Dies at 44
The Swedish jazz pianist and composer Esbjorn Svensson has died in a scuba diving accident near the Swedish capital Stockholm. He was 44. His Esbjorn Svensson Trio, known as EST, became renowned for bringing jazz to a younger audience. They gained international acclaim playing in rock venues, using light shows and fog machines at concerts. The ...
Swedish Jazz Star Esbjorn Svensson Dies in Diving Accident
STOCKHOLM (AFP) -- Swedish jazz star Esbjorn Svensson was killed at the weekend in a scuba diving accident off Stockholm, his manager said Monday. He was 44. 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 ...
Jazz Pianist Esbjorn Svensson Killed in Scuba Accident
Esbjorn Svensson, the genre-defying Swedish jazz pianist and composer, has died in a scuba diving accident, his manager said yesterday. Burkhard Hopper, manager of the Esbjorn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.), said that Svensson died on Saturday in Sweden's Stockholm archipelago. He was 44. According to the website allaboutjazz.com, he had been swimming near a jetty with several ...
Stan Winston Visual Effects Artist Dies
Stan Winston Oscar-winning visual effects artist of creatures from Aliens, Terminator 2, to the T Rex of Jurassic Park. Winston died at home Sunday evening after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a rep from Stan Winston Studio. “Stan died peacefully at home surrounded by family," a spokeswoman said. He was 62. Winston won ...
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