With a roaring saxophone and great youthful energy, WILHELM delivered good vibes during the spring party events at the Porsche Center's new establishment in Uppsala. The official opening in September with international guests was a grand finale to all the festivities, but also a powerful kick-start for Porsche's continued fast-paced future in the region Mälardalen. As the only live musician, the multi-instrumentalist WILHELM played an exclusive selection from the show Alone on Stage with awesome sax interpretations of the biggest names in pop and rock. Of course together with many of his own yet unreleased songs!

Last weekend Uppsala Music Classes celebrated their 40th anniversary with two grand concerts at Fyrishov Arena. Several hundred vocalists and instrumentalists offered something out of the ordinary, when all students finally got to play together. A really nice experience!

As secret artist, the school's former student Veronica Maggio guest starred - with total star power! An once-in-a-lifetime version of "17 år" raised the concert to new heights. Perhaps Uppsala's anthem has never been more perfect than when a wall of aspiring teenage artists sing "I didn't want to be the one left behind!" (translated from Swedish) in unison about their hometown ;)

Joking aside, it is incredibly meaningful and inspiring that one of Sweden's greatest stars lifts up young future musicians and artists! A musical meeting that has great significance for many, both on stage and in the audience!

From MPM Crew, Theodore participated in the orchestra.

MPM and WILHELM are now aiming for Slottsskogen's Azaleadal in Gothenburg on Saturday July 16. Do not miss!

Check out the continuation of the BCF tour which this summer proceeds to Malmö, Gothenburg, Stockholm (Extra Cinema Festival), Uppsala and the finale in Lund:

Malmö, July 9 >
Gothenburg, July 16 >
Stockholm (Extra Cinema Festival), July 30 >
Uppsala, August 20 >
Lund, August 27 >

See all festival dates with MPM on site:
MPM Calendar >

Yesterday, Uppsala shone with warmth and solidarity when artists and bands from the Swedish jazz elite entered the university's historic stage. Under the direction of Ulf Johansson Werre, the gala evening offered music from the early 1920's onwards, which was a total success for the crowded house.

The big band Uppsala University Jazz Orchestra (UUJO) hosted the music with guest appearances by Mainland Jazz Collective, Mimmi and the Original Blue, Håkan Broström, Klas Lindquist, Klas Toresson, Niklas Fernqvist, Ulf Johansson Werre Dixie Nouveaux, Matilda Johansson Werre and Olha Sopiha.

Newly interpreted classics and forgotten musical gems from Count Basic's repertoire were performed on Tuesday evening in Uppsala University's historic Grand Auditorium. Uppsala University Jazz Orchestra was on stage led by Ulf Johansson Werre, together with guests Erik Tengholm on trumpet and Klas Toresson on tenor saxophone.

The concert got off to a flying start with "Shorty George" where, among other things, Wilhelm Fredlund performed a gorgeous improvised saxophone solo. Throughout the evening, the big band was on top of their game musically, which created a wonderful foundation for the guest soloists' fantastic interpretations. With joint efforts, the audience got a journey back to the legendary Kansas City Six and Count Basie's heyday!

After many happy shouts and spontaneous extra numbers, the evening ended with the promise of a swinging spring concert "Spring in Swingtime" on Saturday May 7!

The concert was conducted in true MPM spirit with free admission and a request to instead donate the entrance fee in favor of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

For two winter days every year, many stars shine on Uppsala Grand Theatre's big stage. It’s The Skrapan Music Classes who perform their traditional Christmas Show and Christmas Concert. With youthful energy and exploratory feeling, musical goodies were presented with bravura! Some more planned than others :)

This year's MPM team was represented by Keisha, Cecilia, Karl, and Pontus. All as usual on top, which is very promising for the 2022 gigs! Too bad Ruth had to cancel, but good things come to those who wait … ;)

At the premiere Christmas Show, the artists and musicians performed entirely on their own initiative. Check out some ventures of the evening!

Smoky Club Gig with King Street Quintet

Cool live gig with the King Street Quintet! The evening offered several surprises with new interpretations and improvisations in jazz, soul and funk. Youthful energy in a smoky club environment - nice!

The concert was streamed and recorded with a live audience. Check out the band improvising without limits!

Tonight, UUJO and musical leader Ulf Johansson Werre offer their first concert since the beginning of the pandemic. In honor of the day, the big band is joined by the 80-year-old Swedish jazz legend Hayati Kafe. The prominent soft-singer takes the audience back to Frank Sinatra's golden era, which bodes well for a wonderful and memorable musical experience.

Keisha delivers many hits in a R&B, pop and soul inspired performance from Uppsala Grand Theatre's main stage. Alongside great instrumentalists she creates an inviting atmosphere with nerve and feeling all through! Cool and daring runs are the cherry on top, which might even make the interpretations more interesting than the originals?

Saturday's premiere gig at Strandhotellet Restaurant Tullbacken's packed terraces was a great success and the singing restaurant audience managed to get WILHELM and the guest artist of the evening Leo Hartman to give just about everything in extra number after extra number! Together with delicious food, great weather and a beautiful sunset in the sea, the evening was an absolute pleasure.

When everyone joined in and sang "We Are The Champions" the children could not stay still. Not least a young girl who barely learned to walk, but still conveyed her feeling through joyful dance jumps and big mesmerized eyes. A fascination that grew even more when WILHELM came forward and played just for her and her only!

At Strandhotellet Restaurant Tullbacken's terraces facing the sea, WILHELM offers musical goodies for all tastes - young and old. Spiced with top hits from "Alone on Stage" and guitarist Leo Hartman as guest artist from MPM Crew.

Welcome Saturday 17 July 2021 from 19:00. Do not miss to book a table well in advance!

We can already present two more gigs at Strandhotellet the remaining Saturdays in July. Info coming soon!

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Uppland's regional final in the big music competition Imagine Sweden 2021 kicks off on Sunday 28 March! Once again the exciting show is streamed live on YouTube, without an audience due to the fight against Corona. The broadcast starts at 19:00 and ends at 21:30 with a presentation of the jury's decision.

There is a wide range of music with eight acts or competition entries, who fight to represent Uppland in the National Final. The big countrywide final, which will also be digital, is arranged this year by Region Jönköping during the Ascension weekend on May 14 & 15.

MPM proudly note that all competition entries with members of MPM Crew have advanced to the regional final, after two extremely tough semi-finals. Super cool, but not the least bit surprising. Now we long to see Gina Hannuksela and the band Baroña take the stage!

Gina Hannuksela

Vocals ... Gina Hannuksela (MPM Crew)

Baroña

Vocals ... Mekaella Baroña
Trumpet ... Cecilia Ström (MPM Crew)
Guitar ... Leo Hartman (MPM Crew)

Stream Imagine 2021 >

Sink into your cozy armchair and enjoy Keisha's beautiful singing performance in a lively and wonderful one-man show from her living room on Uppsala Grand's stage. A young artist under development, with great potential!

"Really fun to play with such an exciting band. Almost a year ago, I invited some of the very best young musicians I’ve played with, to rehearse before a series of gigs with the project band MPM Selected Crew.

The first time everyone in today's constellation played together and got to know each other was before the celebrated "tour final" at Uppsala Grand Theatre, where the guitarists Leo Hartman and Mattias Loshak Snöbohm also were part of the project band.

From that group of musicians, Edvin, Martina, Joel, Pontus and Karl continued jamming together and despite the pandemic, the band Martinas Mixtape was created, which in a short time has achieved great success. With superb harmony and intriguing lyrics, the band has found a really nice melodic sound.

Reuniting tonight is great fun and I'm really looking forward to playing together again!"

WILHELM

At the annual Christmas Concert "Swinging Christmas", Uppsala University Jazz Orchestra (UUJO) announced that 2020 will be an exciting year in the name of jazz. In addition to many concerts with talented guest artists in Sweden, they will visit Japan on a tour with Tokyo Bay's Disney World Hotel as a starting point. The Jubilee Tour is part of "Scandinavian Week" and UUJO's artistic leader Ulf Johansson Werre says that "this is a great opportunity to strengthen the bonds between the university worlds of Japan and Sweden through music".

The tour was supposed to take place in the summer of 2020, but has been postponed to the autumn. On the 6th of October the journey begins instead, according to preliminary information!

Elin Vilén

Vocals & Piano ... Elin Vilén (MPM Crew)

Martina's Mixtape

Vocals ... Martina Steffner (MPM Crew)
Piano ... Pontus Bornelind (MPM Crew)
Guitar ... Edvin Widenfalk (MPM Crew)
Bas ... Joel Oscarsson Löwgren (MPM Crew)
Drums ... Karl Ljungholm (MPM Crew)

Liten Gnu

Vocals & Guitar ... Alexander (not MPM Crew, yet!)
Piano ... Pontus Bornelind (MPM Crew)
Bas ... Olle Hägglöf Österdahl (MPM Crew)
Drums ... Karl Ljungholm (MPM Crew)