Tribute to Esbjörn Svensson live at JazzBaltica 2011

1. Ballad For E (Magnus Öström)
2. Bright Size Life (Pat Metheny)
Pat Metheny, gt
Dan Berglund, b
Magnus Öström, dr

3. From Gagarin's Point Of View (Esbjörn Svensson)
Pat Metheny, gt
Dan Berglund, b
Magnus Öström, dr
Nils Landgren, tb

4. Dodge The Dodo (Esbjörn Svensson)

Pat Metheny, gt
Dan Berglund, b
Magnus Öström, dr
Nils Landgren, tb
Leszek Mozdzer, p
Lars Danielsson, cello

5. Pavane. Thoughts Of A Septuagenarian (Esbjörn Svensson)
Yaron Herman, p
Lars Danielsson, cello

6. Chopin (Leszek Mozdzer)
Leszek Mozdzer, piano

7. Epistrophy (Thelonious Monk)
8. Remembrance (Vijay Iyer)
Vijay Iyer, piano

9. Don't Tell Me How The Story Goes (Kris Kristofferson)
Nils Landgren, tb
Michael Wollny, p

10. Believe, Beleft, Below (Esbjörn Svensson)
Viktoria Tolstoy, voc
Pat Metheny, gt
Dan Berglund, b
Magnus Öström, dr
Michael Wollny, p

11. Shining On You (Esbjörn Svensson)

Viktoria Tolstoy, voc
Pat Metheny, gt
Dan Berglund, b
Magnus Öström, dr
Nils Landgren, tb
Michael Wollny, p
Lars Danielsson, cello

12. The Goldhearted Miner (Esbjörn Svensson)
Yaron Herman, p
Lars Danielsson, cello

Since Esbjörn Svensson’s untimely death in 2008 his childhood friend the distinctive drum ’n’ bass-influenced drummer in EST Magnus Öström has taken time to adjust to his sense of loss following the devastating death of Svensson as a result of a scuba diving accident.
Last year Dan Berglund, EST’s bassist, debuted Tonbruket, a prog rock-tinged group that successfully toured its debut album in the UK. Like Berglund Öström has paid tribute to their great friend on the album which features a new grouping of Stockholm musicians, with Andreas Hourdakis coming in on guitar; Gustaf Karlöf, piano and Thobias Gabrielson (electric bass) to join Öström.
The album titled Thread of Life was recorded in Magnus’ favourite studio, Atlantis in Stockholm, with all of the 10 songs written by the drummer. Pat Metheny, who famously performed on a staggering version of ‘Dodge The Dodo’ with EST at the JazzBaltica festival in Germany in 2003, got close to the band over the years and was greatly affected by Esbjörn’s death. He and Berglund join on the poignant sixth track ‘Ballad For E’ recorded at Avatar in New York at the end of last year.

Yaron Herman Trio live at Jazzfest Berlin 2009/ live in Salzburg 2009 -UPDATE

Photo © by Jean-Michel Sabatier

Yaron Herman · piano
Stephane Kerecki · bass
Cedric Bec · drums

1. Jerusalem of gold (Naomi Shemer)
2. Prélude Nr. 2 B-Dur. Elevato (Alexander Skrjabin)
3. Layla Layla (Nathan Alterman/Mordechai Zeira)
4. In the wee small hours of the morning (Bob Hilliard/ David A. Mann)
5. Toxic (Cathy Dennis/ Christian Karlsson/ Pontus Winnberg/ Henrik Jonback)
6. Hetikva (trad.)

recorded live at Jewish Museum Berlin, Glashof, November 5, 2009


1. Lomidbar (Alexander Argov)
2. Heart-Shaped Box (Kurt Cobain)

recorded live in Salzburg/Austria, October 29, 2009

Yaron Herman was born on 12th July 1981 in Tel Aviv. He started out on a promising career as a basketball player on the Israeli national junior team but that was cut short by a serious knee injury which quashed his sporting ambitions. He only decided to take up playing the piano, at the age of 16. His teacher was the renowned Opher Brayer, famous for his methods based on philosophy, mathematics and psychology. Yaron was soon giving his first performances in the most prestigious concert halls in Israel.
At the age of 19, Yaron left for Boston, where he intended to attend the Berklee College of Music. He found it didn't satisfy his craving for knowledge and discovery and decided to return to Tel Aviv. On the way back he stopped over in Paris, that evening he met some musicians during a jam session and was given a contract the very next day. He never left Paris from then on. A period of musical exchanges and getting to know people followed and –thanks to his enthusiasm and talent– he soon started to make a name for himself on the Parisian musical scene and beyond.
Yaron Herman's style reflects the influence of jazz musicians and pianists such as Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley, Lennie Tristano and Brad Mehldau, modern pop artists such as Björk, Sting and Olivia, and classical composers such as Alexander Scriabin and Maurice Ravel.
The trio´s latest release is called "Muse".

Michel Portal & Yaron Herman live at WDR Jazz Cologne 2009

Michel Portal – clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax
Yaron Herman – piano

recorded live at WDR Funkhaus Köln, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, October 31, 2009

1. The Monk
2. Max – mon amour
3. Impro Rhythmique
4. Crescent
5. Track 5

Michel Portal, the grand seigneur of French Jazz meets the young lion Yaron Herman in this mostly improvised set at WDR jazz.cologne.

Yaron Herman Trio live in Montpellier 2008

Yaron Herman - Piano
Matt Brewer - Bass
Gerald Cleaver - Drums

recorded live at Jazzfestival Montpellier/France, Juli 21, 2008

Tracklist:
1. Joya (Matt Brewer)
2. Army Of Me (Björk)
3. Layla Layla (Alterman)
4. Paluszki (Yaron Herman)

Yaron Herman was born in Tel-Aviv on 1981-07-12. He started to learn the piano at 16 with Opher Brayer using a methodology based on philosophy, mathematics and psychology. Two years later, Yaron earned the prestigious Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music “Junior talent” prize. At the age of 19, Yaron moved to Boston, where he intended to attend the Berklee College of Music but rapidly preferred to start his career in Paris, France. In 2007 he released his first trio recording called "a time for everything", his latest outing is a hommage to Dizzy Gillespie called "Muse".