[mjosef]

Man...this is a freaky event...just read that  Esbjorn Svensson died Saturday in a scuba diving accident.
I had planned to hear the band perform as part of the JVC Jazz Festival next week Saturday 6/21.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7456031.stm

[lonewolfny42]

WOW !!!

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=19452

[Scott F.]

.....this is such a shame. The jazz world has lost a true modern genius. Their music brings me great joy. Just last week I was checking their concert schedule hoping they would be playing somewhere in the midwest so we could go and see them again. I will miss him terribly.

[nodiak]

That is unfortunate he won't be producing more music. I'll buy more of their past efforts.
I was listening to Somewhere Else Before a couple times this weekend, and Spam Boo Limbo has been running through my mind since then.
It appears he was able to do alot with his life which is good.

[IronLion]

This sucks, I saw them about this time last year at Blues Alley in DC, a great show and my first time hearing their music.  What a shame.