The Jazz Organ Scene
Sweden
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Andreas Hellkvist
It wasn't until the last year of high school that Andreas (* 1976) discovered the Hammond organ,
a remarkable fact considering that he grew up in a town that has produced two of Sweden's
most prominent jazz organ players, Nippe Sylwén and Pierre Swärd.
Andreas started playing the piano in fifth grade, but gave it up a few years later to play the guitar. When he discovered jazz music at the age of 16 heswitched back to the piano, and then one winter night in 1995 he went to see Pierre Swärd in concert at a place in his hometown. The sound, the power of the instrument and Pierre's intense playing made it clear that there was only one way to go, to start playing the organ. So Andreas got a Hammond B200 and started taking lessons from Pierre. Two years later he got himself an A100 and that's the organ he still carries around. At present, Andreas is playing with some different groups, mostly in concerts but also some studio jobs. The two most direct influences are Pierre Swärd and Kjell Öhman, but of course also their roots, JimmySmith, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff and others. However, Andreas' favorite American organ player is Larry Goldings. |
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