Espen Eriksen Trio is a Norwegian jazz piano trio formed in 2007, consisting of Espen Eriksen (piano), Lars Tormod Jenset (double bass) and Andreas Bye (drums). The trio has released five albums on the Norwegian record-label Rune Grammofon. They have performed at Molde Int. Jazz Festival, Oslo Jazzfestival, Maijazz and Vossajazz in Norway, Jazz Province Festival in Russia and Penang Jazz Festival in Malaysia, in addition to several club performances in Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain and Malaysia.[1]

Espen Eriksen Trio
OriginNorway
GenresJazz piano
Years active2007 (2007)–present
Members
  • Espen Eriksen
  • Lars Tormod Jenset
  • Andreas Bye
Websitewww.espeneriksentrio.com


Discography

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Studio albums

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  • 2010: You Had Me At Goodbye (Rune Grammofon)
  • 2012: What Took You So Long (Rune Grammofon)[2]
  • 2015: Never Ending January (Rune Grammofon)
  • 2018: Perfectly Unhappy (Rune Grammofon), with Andy Sheppard[3]
  • 2020: End of Summer (Rune Grammofon) [4]
  • 2023: As Good As It Gets (Rune Grammofon), with Andy Sheppard[5]

Live albums

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Compilations

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  • 2011 JazzCD.no #5
  • 2010: Twenty Centuries Of Stony Sleep (Rune Grammofon)
  • 2009: Runeology 4 (Rune Grammofon)

References

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  1. ^ Løkeland-Stai, Espen (2018-05-05). "Tid for trio" (in Norwegian). Rogalands Avis. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  2. ^ Grady, Spencer (2012-04-13). "Espen Eriksen Trio What Took You So Long Review". BBC. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  3. ^ Thompson, Gareth (2018-05-25). "Espen Eriksen Trio With Andy Sheppard: Perfectly Unhappy". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  4. ^ "Espen Eriksen New Release". 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  5. ^ "Espen Eriksen Trio with Andy Sheppard: As Good As It Gets (CD/LP)". Rune Grammofon. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  6. ^ Eyles, John (2022-06-11). "Espen Eriksen Trio featuring Andy Sheppard: In The Mountains". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
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