Andreas Hellkvist

Had a fun night playing for an audience with functional differences. The whole thing is organized by the Uppsala muncipality. The vebue is a theatre so the background was for a play that they're currently doing, and it made for some really nice pictures. It almost looks like I'm out in the woods playing. Tried…

Got a last minute call to do "The Organ Hangout", the sunday show at Stampen, Stockholm. Leo Lindberg usually plays the organ but I fill in for him now and then. It's usuallt such a fun gig and this time was no exception. Martin Jonsson played the drums. We got to play together for the…

On this day I did two concerts at the concert hall of my hometown Uppsala. That particular day is very special in Uppsala. Every year, on the second Saturday of September, there is this thing called “Kulturnatten” (Culture Night). All over town, exhibitions, concerts and cultural manifestations in as music, art, theatre, food, craft are…

Had a great set with Claes on the Blues & Heritage festval. We played mostly blues tunes and the crowd loved it. Hit the ground running with "Everyday I have the blues" and it went on from there. Logistically we had to work fast. There was only about 15 minutes between the acts and we…

What a night! This is the perfect kind of venue for this band. And having done two gigs the nights before we were prefectly rehearsed for the finish of this little tour. We had such a good time. And Helsingborg is also a beautiful city. There was a great piece writte at jazzporten.se. Check it…

Haven't been in Vänersborg for a while so it was nice to be back! Nice evening at a hotel outside the city center. Not the ideal venue acoustically for our type of music, but with some adjustments, it worked out.

There seems to have been a curse in the combination of Hunky Dory and Kafé Himlavalvet. We have played there for the last 4 years and every time it has rained. But this time the curese seems to be broken! We had a beautiful evening and a great show.

Nice Saturday trip up north with Claes. Lövstabruk is a beautiful old mining community, almost perfectly preserved from the 18th century. In the local church there's a famous baroque organ, almost 300 years old. By the way, if you haven't seen me play Jimmy Smith's "The sermon" on this organ, go check it out!This time…

As usual there's a couple of Elvis gigs in the middle of Augusti, commemorating Elvis' day of passing. I played on three of Kent Wennman's tour and this was the last one. Beautiful venue outside Knoivsta, a small town close to Uppsala. Mostly 50's and early 60's tune on the repertoire, so I tried to…

So nice to be back at the Jazz och glass (Jazz and ice cream) festival! Played here last year with Arnesen Bluesband and Claes janson. When you return it's nice to have something different to show, and this certainly qualifies. As usual, just an explosion of joy, musicality and playfulness!

Last gig of this year's church tour, which unfortunately was a little shorter than usual. We knew we had played this church some time before, but as usual, it's hard to guess the exact year. It always seems to be more recent than it actually is. And when I looked it up, it was actually…

First time playing the venue since 1998! Nice place with a great view over lake Siljan. Me and Petra have played together once before and I felt it would work well here - and it did! We played some rock n roll, blues, 60s hits and of course some Creedence. A lot of fun!

About a year ago I was here playing at a birthday party, and now we did an Orgelparty for the public. Cosy event, with barbecue and coffee and some nice organ music!

I all my years living in Uppsala, I think I have never been to Sävja chruch, even for a visit. So, I was happy to come there to play. Labelled as a Trinity gig, but Erik Tengholm subbed for Karl on the trumpet. It's a nice more modern church. And quite a lot of people…

I went straight from my vacation in Värmland to Katrineholm to play the this festival. Never been here before, and it was a beautifully organized festival. The venue is an old mansion by the sea, and they have conerts at one stage from about noon to 9pm. We were the last act of the day.…

Last concert of the Värmland trip was a solo concert in Karlstad, the largest city in the county. I did a set similar to what I did in Oskarshamn. The room was more like a café than a church. Some of my relatives were there listening nad it was a really nice concert.

When searching for venues in the Värmland area I came across this place that have a concert series in summer. I think I have never playing in Dalsland county before so it was about time. The room where I played was also an exhibition hall so there were paintings and pictures on the walls. I…

Every summer I go to the county of Värmland for a week or so. Party for vacation and recreation - most of my relatives live in the area and I usually stay with my aunt, who lives on my grandmother's old farm. It is a place that means a lot to me, and a tradition…

I actually got to play with two acts at this Picinc i parken. When they heard I was doing a tour with Monica Dominique just before they asked whether we could make an appearance as well. And of course that could be arranged. We did a shorter set right after Kiralina Trio. Though, I have…

Picinc i Parken is a concert series held in the coty park in Eskilstuna on Wednesdays in July. I played here 5 years ago last time. Each night is completely different and they always have a very varied set of acts in each night. This time I was happy to play there with Kiralina. They…

Such a nice finish to the church tour! The church was almost filled to capacity with nearly 300 in the audience. And they seemed to love it! So did we.

The second stop of the tour was the one most north, in Örnsköldsvik. We enjoyed some great scenery along the way from Sundsvall. The concert was so much fun in this mighty church.

I managed to book a small church tour up north with me and Monica Dominique. The first stop was in Sundsvall, at Skönsmons church. I always enjoy coming to Sundsvall to play and this time was no exception. The church was almost full and we had a great start of the tour!

Bizarro world! Brännkyrka is almost always the last gig of the summer on the Trinity church tour. However, this year it was the first. It is usually one of the highpoints of the tour, and that at least didn't change. I came directly from my solo tour down south doing the 8th day in a…