{"product_id":"espen-berg-trio-entropies","title":"ESPEN BERG TRIO - Entropies","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"396\"\u003eFour years after their previous release, the award-winning and critically acclaimed \u003cstrong data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"103\"\u003eEspen Berg Trio\u003c\/strong\u003e returns with their fifth album, \u003cem data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"147\"\u003eEntropies\u003c\/em\u003e, out on 5 June 2026 on \u003cstrong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"188\"\u003eSvale Records\u003c\/strong\u003e. Created over a period of nearly three years, the album nevertheless emerges as their most focused and fully realised recording to date, carrying forward the trio’s defining qualities in the very best way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"871\"\u003eSince their debut in 2014, \u003cstrong data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"439\"\u003eEspen Berg\u003c\/strong\u003e (piano), \u003cstrong data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"475\"\u003eBárður Reinert Poulsen\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass), and \u003cstrong data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"507\"\u003eSimon Albertsen\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums) have established themselves as one of the most distinctive piano trios in European jazz. They have toured across Europe, Japan, China, and India, sold out clubs such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"703\"\u003eRonnie Scott’s\u003c\/strong\u003e in London as well as concert halls in Tokyo, Kyoto, Guangzhou, and Athens, and have been described by \u003cstrong data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"822\"\u003eJazz Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e as “one of the best trios in existence today”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"1125\"\u003eEspen Berg Trio continues both to challenge and to renew the piano trio format through their distinctive combination of complex rhythmic language, deep harmonic insight, and strong melodies, all driven by an intense, virtuosic, and playful interplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1455\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1138\"\u003eEntropies\u003c\/em\u003e revolves around the tension between order and dissolution, the planned and the immediate. Berg has written a set of explosive, highly memorable melodies, but also pushes further with spontaneously composed pieces and polymetric structures that place both the trio and the listener right on the edge of their seats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"2087\"\u003eIn Berg’s own words: “For me, the most important thing about the album format is that it tells a story. \u003cem data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1572\"\u003eEntropies\u003c\/em\u003e, a scientific term used to describe states of disorder and unpredictability, unfolds within the music on the album itself, but also refers to the many conflicts and challenges we are experiencing in the world today. In these compositions, I have drawn inspiration from different corners of the world and musical traditions, from the music of pianists such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1932\" data-end=\"1948\"\u003eCraig Taborn\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1950\" data-end=\"1965\"\u003eNik Bärtsch\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1967\" data-end=\"1984\"\u003eKeith Jarrett\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2006\"\u003eBrad Mehldau\u003c\/strong\u003e, and I have also written a new arrangement of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2053\" data-end=\"2062\"\u003eSting\u003c\/strong\u003e’s classic \u003cem data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003eRussians\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2089\" data-end=\"2530\"\u003eSome of the tracks are further coloured by contributions from \u003cstrong data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2170\"\u003eFlavia Huarachi\u003c\/strong\u003e (flute), \u003cstrong data-start=\"2180\" data-end=\"2198\"\u003eJoakim Munkner\u003c\/strong\u003e (cello), and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2234\"\u003eNils Olav Johansen\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar, vocals), yet the trio also stands firmly on its own through Berg’s newly written compositions. Above all, \u003cem data-start=\"2350\" data-end=\"2361\"\u003eEntropies\u003c\/em\u003e carries a clear and deeply personal imprint: an organic interplay in which precision and freedom exist side by side, and where the music always seems to be in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"3111\"\u003eEspen Berg was described as a “true master of the piano” by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2592\" data-end=\"2610\"\u003eAll About Jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e following his debut album \u003cem data-start=\"2637\" data-end=\"2650\"\u003eNoctilucent\u003c\/em\u003e (2012). His most recent solo release, \u003cem data-start=\"2689\" data-end=\"2709\"\u003eThe Kempen Concert\u003c\/em\u003e (2025), was praised as “one of the most important piano recordings of all time” by German outlet \u003cstrong data-start=\"2807\" data-end=\"2822\"\u003eRadiohoerer\u003c\/strong\u003e. Berg was awarded the SpareBank 1 SMN JazZtipendiat at \u003cstrong data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"2891\"\u003eMoldejazz\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2016 and became an official \u003cstrong data-start=\"2923\" data-end=\"2942\"\u003eSteinway Artist\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2023. He is also active in a wide range of collaborations with artists including \u003cstrong data-start=\"3027\" data-end=\"3045\"\u003eSilje Nergaard\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3047\" data-end=\"3063\"\u003eMathias Eick\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3065\" data-end=\"3082\"\u003eSarah Chaksad\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3088\" data-end=\"3108\"\u003eHildegunn Øiseth\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3113\" data-end=\"3285\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eWith \u003cem data-start=\"3118\" data-end=\"3129\"\u003eEntropies\u003c\/em\u003e, Espen Berg Trio reaffirms its position as one of the strongest voices on the Norwegian jazz scene today, uncompromising, vital, and in constant evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Svale","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58036073857369,"sku":"SDZ-45717","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58036073890137,"sku":"SDZ-45718","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/502df9ee1cb2a20e935b1517e11fd949.png?v=1778510589","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/espen-berg-trio-entropies","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}