Andreas Hellkvist

What a party, what a concert! I had been looking forward to this day for a long time, and as always, when the day finally arrives, it passes way too quick. But after having digested it all for a few days and going through the material, I can say there were a lot of awesome…

The last stop of the tour was Söderhamns teater, a theatre in a small town a bit up north. Haven't played there before either. Nice afternoon concert, and I think production wise, this was the most pretty concert of the whole tour. The audience really liked it and it felt like a great finish to…

For a few years I have been thinking of bringing this duo to Leksand, but we never found a good time to do it. Leksand has a very special place in my heart, as my dad lived here the last 25 years of his life, and I still go there often to celebrate holidays and…

The second stop on our tour was the beautiful Cassels concert hall in Grängesberg. It's really an impressive building, with columns and a sort of grandiose design. For the occasion, I decided to play my vintage B3. It seemed to be the best match for the hall.

What a great start of the tour! The place was sold out, and the crowd was so atttentive and appreciative. Also, quite a few people had come from Stockholm to hear us, which really does say something. It usually takes a lot for Stockholmers to go out of town! It was the first time I…

In talking about this concert, I don't really know where to start. But I think I'll say firstly that this church, Óháði söfnuðurinn, in the east part of Reykjavik, is a place that means so much to me. I was here the first time in 2018. I got to meet Thorir Baldursson and he showed…

My Iceland trip in April of 2026 began with a concert with my Icelandic quartet, a collaboration with Icelandic saxophone player Sig­urður Flosason. We share the leadership of the band, alternating between our songs and also in doing presentation. Really like that arrangement!

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…