Andreas Hellkvist

How I have been looking forward to this stream! This very day marks the 25th anniversary of my first "real" jazz organ gig. It took place in my hometown of Borlänge and the band that was playing was put together but and good friend and mentor of mine. We played some of my songs, for…

Tellus is a wonderful venue, an old cinema perfect for intimate concerts. However, lately they are under strict supervision of sound level due to neighbors complaining. So we had to keep it really low key throughout the concert, even on those parts where we usually pull out all the stops. A challenge, but it's also…

A friend of mine that I have gotten to know when working with the Afro choir also works as a priest. She asked me to participate in a "Regnbågsmässa" (Rainbow service) in her church. A service where everyone is welcome but with the theme of LGBTQ and queerness. I played a few tunes thoughout the…

This church, Västerledskyrkan in Bromma outside Stockholm celebrated their 80th anniversary, and as a part of that they invited me to play at their "organ pub", after there had been some concerts and talks in the main hall of the church. An enthusiastic, happy crowd and a repertoire consisting of everything a Hammond afficionado can…

The second organ party at Ktvå was just as fun as the first one, but in a totally different way. Me and Maria Möller had played a gig in a totally different setting a few years ago but this was the first time we met as a duo. She is such a great performer, both…

This was my first "Organ party" at Ktvå, a relatively new place in my hometown of Uppsala. There'll be 3 concerts this fal, each with different guest artists, This time I was looking forward to share the stage with the Swedish living legend Monica Dominique. Having seen and heard her in with practically everyone on…

The city library in Uppsala had a day of staff education and such activities and it ended with a sort of pub in the library foyer. I sat there playing some soft tunes while the people were mingling around me. A cozy gig, for sure! I like doing these kind of things.

Just when I got off my Saturday stream on October 1st I check my messages and saw that I had received a request to play at Kulturoasen the following day. I quickly got on the phone with Kiralina and luckily she was available on such short notice. As was I! So insted of having the…

A friend of mine in Borlänge, the town where I grew up, had bought an old farm and turned it into a studio and just an awesome place to hang. This night was the opening party. I certainly didn't want to miss the party, but I also din't want to skip streaming so we decided…

Earlier this the week I succeeded in doing something I've been thinking about for a long time - to connect 4 leslies simultaneously to my B3. I have to say, it's quite an experience! With two cabinets on each side, and also one behind and one in front, the sound is coming at you from…

Hunky Dory had a really nice summer tour that officially was finished but it was nice to get one more gig before autumn.

I had the honor of being invited to a thing called Carte Blanche, arranged once a month in the concert hall of my hometown of Uppsala. Trio X, the house trio, invites a few guests that are not known to the audience before the concert. I also got to invite a guest of my own…

We normally do one gig a year on this beautiful steam ship and usually it's in October. However, this year they moved it to August, and I think that was very lucky for us. It was a beautiful warm day and everyone was on the top of their game.

Since Hans and Helene were coming down to Uppsala to be my guests at Carte Blanche, I thought it would be nice to have some other gig as well while they were in the area. Last year at about the same time we played at the opening of Musikhuset as a proper music pub, so…

Some places stay with you all your life. For me, St Sigfrid Folkhögskola is certainly one of them. I attended this school in 98-99 when I took a break from my University studies in Uppsala to spend more time with my music. And though it was musically a very rewarding year, so much else happened…

A kind of a Hammond Garden Party! Very cosy outdoors restaurant and pub in the centre of Växjö.

This weekend there was a city fest "Karl-Oskardagarna" in Växjö, and I was invited there to play by the cathedral by my friend and priest Carina. I did a set playing music and talkeing and reflecting in between. A really nice concept!

I started my weekend in Växjö at the very cosy Kafé de luxe in the city centre. It was a quite a rainy day so people weren't out as much as they would have been otherwise but it was a nice evening regardless!

The last concert of a tour as always special. Musically often a good one, since you have practised the repertoire in the previous gigs, but also sad in way because the tour is over. This concert was also special because it took place in Karl's hometown of Hedemora, so there were a lot of family…

It is not every summer that we play at Brännkyrka church, but when we do it is usually the highlight of the summer. It's usually crowded, and the applause and the appreciation just seem a bit deeper than elsewhere. I would say this time was no exception. I hope you can tell from the pictures!

Jojo has a really cosy place on an island in the northern archipelago. In summertime he arranges concerts there and the porch is transformed into a stage, with the audience on the lawn outside. We were lucky with the weather and had a fun concert!

In just 10 days, it would have been 10 years ago we played at Björklinge kyrka. So, it was nice to be back! I came directly from my stay in Värmland with the B3 in the van so we used that. First B3 gig with Trinity in a while!

This day was very special to me, on many different levels. This part of Värmland, a county in the west of Sweden, bordering on Norway, is where I have the roots of my mother's side of the family. She grew up here but moved to Uppsala where she met my father. But thorughout the years…

Having done the two outdoors gigs with this duo, it was nice to also do one indoors. This church had some really nice acoustics. This was also the start of my B3 week. I haven't had it out in a while, so I was reminded of how much easier it is with my regular XK5…