Malou Berg, song Jörgen Anderstig, guitar and song Jörgen comes from blues and rock but has also played a lot of jazz music together with, among others, Tommy Löbel. His tunes swing! He sings and joins the choir on quite a few of the songs. Arnold Rodriguez, piano and choir Arnold is a lyrical and rhythmically stable jazz pianist. His piano playing has soul, light and is inspiring. Arnold plays with, among others, Hector Bingert and Jonas Knutsson. Important dates: Saturday, March 10 - the Roden church, Norrtälje, at 2.30 p.m. Malou & The Jazpels together with the AmaOna choir and perhaps somebody else... Wednesday, January 31 – Katalin in Uppsala at 9.00 p.m. Malou & The Jazpels in the “Old Souls´ Avenue” with the AmaOna choir nearly brought the roof down of the Katalin on Wednesday, January 31, at 9.00 p.m. Entrance fee: 150.- Advance booking Musikörat, 2, Drottninggatan, Uppsala. Please arrive in good time. Restricted number of seats. Saturday, January 6 – SOLD OUT!

Vaggsångs Yra at Storbrunn in Östhammar, at 4.00 p.m. with Malou & The Jazpels, Susanne Alfvengren, actor Kenneth Söderman, the AmaOna choir, accordionist Lill-Bength Erixon, artist from the new circus Raphäel Beretti and dancer Saba Rupia Löfberg. Fantastic success!!

Thursday, July 27 – VaggSång at the SOCIETETSHUSET in Öregrund at 9.00 p.m. with Malou & The Jazpels, actor Kenneth Söderman and dancer Saba Rupia Löfberg. Theme: Magical Moments. Entrance fee: 100.- Swedish kronor. Advance booking via UNT-City and others. Read more at the VaggSång website.

Wednesday, July 26 – VaggSång at the ORANGERIET, Örbyhus Castle at 7.00 p.m. with Malou & The Jazpels, actor Kenneth Söderman and dancer Saba Rupia Löfberg. Theme: Magical Moments.
Entrance fee: 100.-
Advance booking via UNT-City and others. Read more at the VaggSång website.

Sunday, July 23 – BLIDÖ church at 7.00 p.m. Malou and the Jazpels as well as the AmaOna choir. The concert will be recorded by the Roslagen Radio. Entrance fee: 100.-

Wednesday, July 5 – FIRST PERFORMANCE AND SOLD OUT!! For Malou and the Jazpels at the “Old Souls´ Avenue”, Östhammar church at 7.p.m. during the Östhammar Musical Week. The performance includes Malou´s AmaOna choir. Choreography: Saba Rupia Löfberg. Entrance fee: 120.- Swedish kronor. Advance booking at the Musical Week ticket office + tickets at the entrance. STANDING OVATIONS for MALOU & THE JAZPELS with AMAONA.

Voices from the audience at the opening:

“They are soooo good. The music makes me totally happy.”
“I was tired before the concert but now I feel full of energy.”
“Never before have I heard such a charming version of “Summertime”.”
“What a fabulous voice you have, Malou.”
“Those Jazpel singers are truly something quite new.”
“This is gonna be great!”
“You seem to have such fun when you play.”
“This was completely wonderful!”

Presentation Gospel and jazz are combined in Malou & the Jazpels musical, swinging, irresistible show “Old Souls’ Avenue”. Here you can find both gospels, jazz, a combination of both or a change-over from one to the other in one great sound of joy.

Malou combines songs that “like each other”, swing wonderfully together, songs that fit her way of singing – please read: with great passion. “This is a bag of goodies for music lovers!” cried a listener. The bag of goodies with Malou & The Jazpels and “Old Souls’ Avenue” lasts for about one hour but you can only ask for more.

Choir team-work Consert is often given in cooperation with local choirs that are then included in four to six songs. Choir arrangements are sent in good time to the choir with a recording of the tunes. I consciously keep the arrangements simple so that the choir may quickly practise the songs. Rehearsal with the choir is then carried out some hours earlier on the same day.

Another side of The Jazpels

Gospel and Jazz. The gospel music was created from the hearts of the slaves, an irresistible song which sang in their souls. It grew and was nurtured by their belief in God, their joy, their pain and their innate feeling for music, harmonics and rhythm. The gospel music continued into the churches but there it was too playful to stay... it floated out of the windows and rose to the sky... and further... towards the cities where it found a home, where it seduced and played with the musicians of that day in alleys and clubs... it was intoxicated by life and turned into jazz music! The two sisters, Gospel and Jazz, are forever joined in a symbiosis of emotions and tones. They never forget each other but rarely get the chance to meet. But now is the time! “Malou & The Jazpels” allow us to experience it, at long last.

The songs... Examples of the songs in the programme: All Of Me, I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Music Music Music, I Got Rhythm, When You’re Smiling, Lazy River, What A Wonderful World.. and spirituals such as Hold On, Just a Closer Walk With Thee, Swing Low, When The Saints Go Marching in, Amazing Grace as well as own jazpels.