Entropies Espen Berg Trio
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Four years after their previous release, the award-winning and critically acclaimed Espen Berg Trio returns with their fifth album, Entropies, out on 5 June 2026
on Svale Records. 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. Since their debut in 2014, Espen Berg (piano), Bárður Reinert Poulsen (bass), and Simon
Albertsen (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 Ronnie Scott’s in London as well as concert halls in Tokyo, Kyoto, Guangzhou, and Athens, and have been described by Jazz
Journal as «one of the best trios in existence today». Espen 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. Entropies
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. In Berg’s own words: «For me, the most important thing about the album format is that it tells a story. Entropies - 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 Craig Taborn, Nik Bärtsch, Keith Jarrett, and Brad Mehldau, and I have also written a new arrangement of Sting’s classic Russians.» Some of the tracks are
further coloured by contributions from Flavia Huarachi (flute), Joakim Munkner (cello), and Nils Olav Johansen (guitar, vocals), yet the trio also stands firmly
on its own through Berg’s newly written compositions. Above all, Entropies 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. Espen Berg was described as a «true master of the piano» by All About Jazz
following his debut album Noctilucent (2012). His most recent solo release, The Kempen Concert (2025), was praised as «one of the most important piano
recordings of all time» by German outlet Radiohoerer. Berg was awarded the SpareBank 1 SMN JazZtipendiat at Moldejazz in 2016 and became an official
Steinway Artist in 2023. He is also active in a wide range of collaborations with artists including Silje Nergaard, Mathias Eick, Sarah Chaksad, and Hildegunn
Øiseth. With Entropies, Espen Berg Trio reaffirms its position as one of the strongest voices on the Norwegian jazz scene today - uncompromising, vital, and in
constant evolution.
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