Andreas Hellkvist

A cozy afternoon in Gävle was the perfect finale for our little tour! We'll be back on stage in summer.

Me and Claes had a really nice afternoon at the Västerås jazz festival. A lot of friendly faces in the audience and they really seemed to appreciate it. Played the XK7 again, and it still rocks!

Nice warmup gig for a mini tour this weekend. Always enjoy playing the Katalin Jazzbar, and it has been a while since me and Claes was out together. A nice evening, and actually a bigger audience than I had expected. Looking forward to this weekend's gigs! I played the Hammond XK7, and I'm getting to…

Premiere gig for the XK7 and the first concert in Sweden where it was used! I had the XK7 delivered just a few days before, and spent some some getting to know it and setting it up as i want it. Having played to XK5 for so long it took a while to get used…

Just before I headed to the airport to go back to Sweden from Riga I did a solo concert at the Music Academy. Always exciting to see how a program is received in a new country. Luckily, they seemed to enjoy it. The applause was so heartfelt I was almost moved into tears. I sure…

I was so looking forward to this, as it would be my first concert in Riga and Latvia. We had decided on a repertoire spnning from classic big band tunes by Could Basie and Duke Ellington, to more moder funky tunes. And I got to bring some of my own songs and arangements as well.…

Last fall I revived the Kjell Öhman tribute project for the 10th anniversary of his passing. We did a show at Katalin, Uppsala, we the aim of doing some more this year. And this was the first one, at E-street, where Jazzklubben Sundsvall organizes their concerts. Though, there was a slight change of plans. Mikael,…

This concert was booked for me and Kiralina, but for various reasons she couldn't make it. So, we had to find an alternative on quite a short notice. In those situations, it is so nice to have some other constellations and bands to suggest. It turned out that both Erik Söderlind and Daniel Olsson was…

The story of this gig is quite remarkable. It started out at Trinity's release concert of Stable Mates at Ktvå, Uppsala in nov of 2023. In the intermission we learned that there were two guys in the audience who had come all the way from Germany to see us. They had originally planned to go…

It has been a while since I was in Germany. Last time I think was in the fall of 2019, when Gransten Blues Band did a little tour in the northern parts. One of the gigs was the city fest in Celle, a charming little town not too long from Hannover. So, when Trinity got…

Even though Ludvika is just about half an hour from where I grew up, I haven't spent much time there over the years. It has mostly been a place you pass on the way to somewhere else. Though, I have played at both the jazz club and the church a number of times before. This…

Got together with my friend and favorite groove drummer Ola Bothzén to record a new album for the Orgelparty Pop Edition project. The repertoire was developed during the release tour for our first album earlier this year, so we just had to brush up a little and get to work! This album will be a…

I have to admit, it's a lot of work doing the Quadraphonic show! First of all, the B3, 4 leslies and a bunch of other stuff needs to be loaded in my Ford. I'm actually surprised each time I manage to fit everything in there! Not a lot of space left when it's all packed.…

The last week I have been in sort of a bubble, preparing and practicing for my Quadraphonic projects. So, at was a little strange to get out and just play some good old blues. But I have to say, also very liberating. Playing with Arnesen blues band is so liberating. You know that if you…

The was truly one of most anticipated gigs on thill fall. Kjell Öhman, one of my biggest inspirations on the Hammond organ and also just musically in general passed away 10 years ago, almost to the day. The year after I put together a tribute project, that only did a few concerts. But it was…

A hard swinging afternoon at Kulturoasen with some of Ray Charles best hits. A lot of fun!

And so, finally, the day came. I have been so looking forward to this, for so many reasons. First of all it has been so much fun exploring the sounds of this wonderful organ. It has opened up a whole new world to me. Didn't really know much about theatre organs before, but now I…

One thing is for sure - no matter how you feel before, whether you're tired, ill or down, once you get on stage with this band it all goes away. Feels like I've had a cold for the last month or so and the energy level has been up and down. But when you're out…

Always a blast to play at Livejazzbaren! One of the few venues where a jazz musician can feel like a rock star. The audience is so amazing here! And they really seemed to dig the Ray Charles repertoire.

My only appearance at this year's jazz festival in Stockholm. Hadn't been at this place before but it was a really nice venue outside Stockhom, almost on the countryside. At least with some beautiful scenery on the way there. Though, it started out a bit stressful. There had been an accident with a truck between…

Final gig of the tour! We had a few days in between the last concert where we did some recordings at the HQ. Played at this place a few times beofre and really like it, though I was happily surprised to see that they have built a proper stage. A nice way to end the…

The tour continued to Härnösand and the local blues club. Also a venue where I have been many times before. A convenient distance of about 45 minutes from Sundsvall, so a nice stress free day. And a nice gig on top of that!

I have always liked anniversaries. I'm probably quite nostalgic by nature, but I think anniversaries also givce us the chance to remember and appreciate things we might otherwise forget. September 20th, 2015 was the first time I met Hans Bollandsås. He drove down from Trondheim, Norway to Uppsala and we met and had a little…

Kulturnatten! The night when Uppsala overflows with culture of all different kinds, in venues and streets all across town. It is one of my favorite days of the year in Uppsala. I always try to find something to do, as it also is a great opportunity to catch people who normally wouldn't go to one…