Global Hit – Esbjorn Svensson

The World

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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