Andreas Öberg
Sweden
Andreas Öberg i jazz / soul / fusion guitarist from Stockholm,
Sweden.
At 28, he has mastered everything from bebop and swing to bossa nova, Gypsy
jazz and fusion, enhanced with youthful, rock-driven vigor.
Andreas Öberg was born in Stockholm on August 6, 1978. At the age of
18, Andreas made a name for himself on the vibrant Swedish jazz scene performing
with many of Swedens top jazz artists and he was also admitted to the Royal
Music Academy in Stockholm.
During recent years Andreas Öberg has been working with his own projects
as well as performing with artists in many different styles such as Les Paul,
Barbara Hendricks, Jimmy Rosenberg, Putte Wickman, John Pisano, Bucky Pizzarelli,
John Beasley, Gary Novak, Ulf Wakenius, Joey De Francesco, Joe Beck, Mark
Murphy, Roger Kellaway, Stochelo Rosenberg, Jesper Thilo, Angelo Debarre,
Marian Petrescu, Dorado Schmitt, Ken Peplowski and Florin Nicolescu just
to name a few.
Andreas Öberg plays both mainstream jazz, modern jazz and gypsy swing.
Andreas playing has impressed jazz listeners all over the world, with his
energy, swing and technique. Andreas has performed in many different countries
like USA, Canada, France, UK, Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland, Ukraine
etc.
Awards Fasching Jazz Award 2002 Winner of National Jazz Competition, 2002
Nominated for Guitar People's Prize, 2002 Hagström Guitar Award, 2003
Armstrong Award, 2003 Gevalia Award, 2004 Scandinavian Patron of Le Quecumbar,
2004 Nominated for Guitar People's Prize, 2004 Winner of the Audience Prize
at the final of Gibson International Guitar Competition in Montreux 2006.
CD's Andreas invites Yorgui&Ritary 2004 Young Jazz Guitarist 2005 Solo
2006/ DVD Live In Concert 2006
Hot club de Finlande
Hot Club de Finlande "avec Andreas Öberg & Mikko-Ville
Luolajan
Mikkola"
Hot club de Finlande plays acoustic Gypsy-swing. Ensemble
plays all string instrumentation of violin bass & guitars, in tradition
of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli's Hot club de France. This swingin' "la
pompe" rhythm & virtuosic
solo performances always
turns you to good mood.
Repertoire usually includes Reinhardt / Grappelli tunes & swing
standards from 30's & 40's.
Hot club de Finlande usually performs with guest guitar & violin solists
from Europe.
New CD - Hot Club de Finlande "avec Andreas Öberg & Mikko-Ville
Luolajan
Mikkola" is released. Here is the songlist of the album.
1. Oh, Lady Be Good /
2. Les Yeux Noirs /
3. Fantasie sur Une Danse Norvegienne /
4. Song D'Automn /
5. Swanee River /
6. Ma Premiere Guitare /
7. Anniversary Song /
8. Swing Gitane /
9. Stompin' at Decca
You can order the CD for 20EUR + shipping by sending e-mail here.
aj@ajl-guitars.com . For more info visit: http://www.hotclubdefinlande.com .
