Andreas Hellkvist

3 school concerts this day

A fantastic production by Afro choir, with 4 parts: Gospel, reggae. Michel Jackson and soul music. 

I was asked to arrange for the entertainment on a conference dinner in Stockholm so I decided to ask Susanne Ottebring and Niklas Widén to join me. Susanne and I have our "Organ Vocal Duo" playing mostly jazz, and me and Niklas recently started "Tovarisjtji Elvisa" doing Elvis songs in Russian.

A somewhat strange concert to do, due to that the band leader himself couldn't make it. But we did our best and I think it turned out ok.

Trinity did their first gig of 2014 which also were the first in the county of Värmland. This was extra special for me as most of my relatives live there and I've spent a lot of childhood summers there. There were a nice review in the prominent jazz magazine Orkester Journalen: http://orkesterjournalen.com/recensioner/pa-scen/3418-trinity

Arnesen Bluesband's first gig of the year! arnesenbluesband.se

Gransten Bluesband played at the reopened Pub 19 in Uppsala. A lot of fun, as ususal! Palli Kristmundsson was there and took some nice pictures. Check it out: http://2or4.se/gransten-blues-band-pa-pub-19-i-uppsala-24-januari-2014/ http://galleri.2or4.se/Musik/2014/Gransten-Blues-Band-p-Pub-19-i-Uppsala-24-januari  

Trinity recorded their third album which will be out in March. We used the studio where that I rent with Janne Jutila (who has the studio) as the recording engineer.  In the picture you can also see producer Daniel Lantz. Palli Kristmundsson was there and took some really nice photos. Check out his blog: http://2or4.se/trinity-spelar-in-ny-skiva/ And…

The Christmans show has held at concert hall UKK in Uppsala. A mix of 60'ies pop and Elvis. Great show! More pictures avaliable at: http://galleri.2or4.se/Musik/2013/gorans-kents-julshow-17-december

Uppland Art Society (Upplands konstförening) celebrate their 80th anniversary with an exhibition at the Uppsala Art museum, located the in the castle in Uppsala. I was asked to played a few songs at the opening ceremony, and then some cocktail organ afterwards. Photographer Palli Kristmundsson was there and documented the event. Check out all pictures…

Arnesen Bluesband played at Skeppsbar in the old town of Stockholm. This was a quartet gig so i brought both the organ and piano. A lot of fun combining the two!

Trinity had their last gig of the year in my howntown Uppsala. A great way to end a fantastic year ! We also got a great review in Uppsala Nya Tidning: http://www.unt.se/kultur/konsert/svang-och-kansla-2744577.aspx

Fun party gig celebrating Marc's birthday!

This was the first match I played with Sirius. First a march when the player enter the field, the a mix of NHL-chants, small jingles and hard rock themes. A lot of fun!

Trinity played at legendary jazz club Fasching, Stockholm for the first time. Great show, great audience!  

As always, great fun playing with ABB!

As usual, hard swinging straight ahead jazz with Peter Almqvist Organic Trio.

Trinity played at Glenn Miller Café on Stockholm Jazz Festival. Fun gig! We mixed our new repertoire with some older songs that we haven´t played for a while.

Trinity did a school concert for 8 to 10 year olds. It's really fun and rewarding! I hope I have inspired some future organ players. This concert was part of a project to bring jazz to young people and elderly in the archipelago. We then went to a home for elderly on Blidö and gave…

Norrtälje Jazzklubb arranges most of their concerts in the back of an old steam ship. One is lucky to have a smaller organ in situations like this. It would have been impossible to bring the B3. Though it's quite cozy on board. We had a great night!

Trinity played in Gävle for the first time in three years. Great show, great audience and a beautiful autumn day. In the car on the way home discussing the concert I mentioned "Tea for two" as one of my favorites. Karl said: "Yes, we were out flying there together for a while". That's exactly how…

Trinity played for the first time at Kulturoasen in my current hometown of Uppsala. Have to admit, I was a bit more nervous than I usually am. Very nice intimate stage, excellent food and a great audience.You can watch Lazy River from the concert. Enjoy!