four decades with a heart filled with music
2019
- Jazz club concerts with Elisabeth Melander JazzAppear in Varberg, Växjö plus northern Sweden - Sundsvall, Härnösand, Östersund, Örnsköldsvik, Umeå
- Concerts Elisabeth Melander and group in in different churches and other venues in southern and northern Sweden in Varberg, Växjö plus northern Sweden
- Guest professor at Vietnam National Academy Of Music teaching jazz singing. Celebration concert ”Jazz And Friends”. Concert at Cool Cats Jazz Club Hanoi.
- 2018
- Jazz concert Palladium Malmö ”Reflections Of A Voice” Elisabeth Melander JazzAppear
- Jazz concert Kulturkvarteret Kristianstad ”Reflections Of A Voice” Elisabeth Melander JazzAppear
- Jazz clubs with Elisabeth Melander JazzAppear - Kalmar, Oskarshamn, Hässleholm, Karlskrona, Aneby
- Concerts ”Touch My soul” - Martin Berggren pi, Cia Weissenrieder cello cxv
- Concerts ”Songs Of Summer Winds” - Martin Berggren Piano
- Concert ”Goodnight Sun” - Peter Tegnér gitarr
- Jazz Concert ”Cathedral Jazz” Helsingborg - Martin Berggren Trio
- Jazz concert Viva JazzCafe Elisabeth Melander med Trio - Bo-Göran Sahlin gt, Göran Schelin bas, Lars Andersson trummor
- Concerts Elisabeth Melander JazzQuartet ”Jazz Café” Ystad/Landskrona - Håkan Rydin pi, David Andersson bas, Inge Petersson-Lindbäck sax/flöjt
- Christmas concert ”In A Christmas Mood” - Martin Berggren piano
- 2017
- CD release ”Reflections Of A Voice”
- Release concert with Elisabeth Melander JazzAppear
- Elisabeth Melander Quartet ”Blue Moods In The Blue Hour” with Jan Allan -trp, Martin Berggren - pi, Lars Lundström - bass
- Church concerts ”Pearls Of Life” with Martin Berggren - pi and Cia Weissenrieder - cello
- Jazz concert at Viva Jazz
- Concerts ”Touch My Soul” with Martin Berggren - piano and Cia Weissenrieder - cello
- Guest professor at the Music Conservatory, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Jazz concerts in HCMC (Saigon)
- Concert tour with Elisabeth Melander JazzAppear
- Elisabeth Melander Quartet ”Blue Moods In The Blue Hour” with Jan Allan -trp, Martin Berggren - pi, Lars Lundström - bass
- Church concerts ”Pearls Of Life” with Martin Berggren - pi and Cia Weissenrieder - cello
- Guest professor att Vietnam National Academy Of Music, Hanoi
- Jazz concert in Hanoi
- Artistic music project together with Vietnamese traditional/folk musicians
- Elisabeth Melander Quartet ”Blue Moods In The Blue Hour” with Jan Allan -trp, Martin Berggren - pi, Lars Lundström - bass
- Church concerts ”Pearls Of Life” with Martin Berggren - pi and Cia Weissenrieder - cello
- Guest professor at the Music Academy in Jakobstad, Finland
- Workshops with gospel choirs and mixed church choirs
- Vocal coach for the theatre association
- Recordning with Magnus Eklöv for upcoming CD-release
- Vocal coach for the Eurovision Song Contest (Sweden qualification)
- Church concerts ”Pearls Of Life” with Martin Berggren on piano and Cecilia Weissenrieder - cello
- Tour in the north of Sweden with the trumpet player Jan Allan and quartet
- Church tour ”In The Name Of Love” with the American sax player Mike Hamilton and Christian Mjorndal - piano
- Jazz concerts in Sweden and abroad
- Entertainment gigs
- Big Band concerts
- Charity concerts
2001-2011
- Started the Swedish/Danish Soul & Funk group ”EMB”, the electro chamber jazz group ”Bridge” and the Gospel sextet ”Colorful”
- Concerts with EMB, Colorful and Bridge
- Tour in Denmark
- Church concerts
- “Jazzsounds Unplugged”, concert tour with the pianist Håkan Rydin, bassist Mattias Svensson and brass septet
- Malmö International Gospel festival: Gospel sextet Colorful with American singers, musicians and mass choir
- Guest artist with symphony orchestra and choir
- Jazz festival in Lithuania, Klaipeda with “Jazzsounds Unplugged”
- Tour with “Jazzsounds Unplugged”
- Concertsat Jazz House in Copenhagen with the Danish Millfield Band
- Different christmas shows
- Show and concerts in Stockholm
- Established the club ”Music Report”
- Contemporary Music Week in China, concert festival in Kunming and lectures at the Yunnan Art University
- ”Dancing Queens” ABBA shows - vocal trio
- Jazz tour in Poland with Jazz trio
- ”Count Basie 100 years” - vocal soloist with Norrland All Star Big Band
- Guest soloist with Norrbotten Big Big with the legendary trumpet player, Jan Allan
- Church tour in Northern Sweden
- ”A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald” - Tour with Hudik BB and Norrbotten All Star Big Band
- CD release concert ”A Many Splendored Thing” with the pianist Håkan Rydin, bass player Johnny Åhman and brass octet
- Jazz concerts; “Memories & Secrets”, “Jazz & Swedish folk” and “Christmas Jazz” with trio and trumpet player Jan Allan
- Concert with Växjö Big Band and the trumpet player Jan Allan
- Christmas concert with choir and orchestra
- Jazz and Church concerts with the trumpet player Jan Allan and trio
- TV-gala and tour in China
Recordings ”A Splendored Thing” (Sittell), ”With a Jango” (Serpent Music) - all new material
1991-2000
- Concerts and tours with Melander-Bergcrantz Quintet
- Concerts, church tours and festival with Elisabeth Melander Gospel Quartet
- Big Band concerts in southern Sweden with Monday Night Big Band, XXL Big Band, Oskarshamn Big Band
- CD release ”Amazing Grace Gospel”
- Tour with ”Amazing Grace Gospel” and the choir Pite Gospel
- Christmas concerts in southern Sweden
- Concerts with the trio ”Jazzmine”
- Concerts with Duke Ellington ”Sacred Concerts” and Sandviken Big Band
- CD release ”There is Something”
- Guest soloist at the International Gospel Festival at Scandinavium, Gothenburg with the choir Solid Gospel
- Jazz festival in Kristianstad with the pianist Jan Lundgren Trio
- Christmas project, artist, arranger and director
- Church concerts
- Background singer in several Eurovision Song Contests, Swedish and international (winning in Rome)
- Solo artist, Eurovision Song Contest Sweden 1998
Recordings ”Amazing Grace Gospel” (Purple Music), ”Basin Street Blues” Mikael Wiehe,
”There Is Something” (Naxos), “Ta Dej Tid” Eurovision Song Contest Sweden -98 (MEG)
1980-1990
- Member of the jazz groups: ”Solregn”, ”Lifeline” and ”Mopele”. The salsa group ”Cosmic Agogo” and the afro-funk inspired group ”Nandu”
- Member of Mikael Råberg’s Big Band
- Radio, recordings, concerts and tours in Sweden and abroad, some of them included the band leader and trumpet player Thad Jones
- Jazz festivals in Stockholm, Umeå, Pori and others with Mikael Råberg’s Big Band
- Member of rock or ”Schack”
- Music theatre for children, four productions
- Guest soloist with some of Swedens most well known Big Bands
- National tour with the musical production ”Wild Honey”
- Established and toured with Melander-Bergcrantz Quintet, with Sven Bergcrantz (piano) and Anders Bergcrantz (trumpet)
Recordings Mikael Råberg Orchestra ”A Ball Of Meat” (FLC), Wild Honey (Cantio)
Singer & Actor W. Shakespeare’s ”King Lear” under director Ingmar Bergman, Royal Drama Theater in Stockholm followed by European tour
1969-1979
- Winnder in the talent contest Star -73 in Stockholm
- Talent Of The Year 1973 in Stockholm
- Member of Family Four Singers
- TV shows in Germany
- Christmas and New Year’s Show in Stockholm
- Music theater tour production
- Concerts and tours in Sweden and other countries
- Jazz bands and Big bands, as well as rock- soul- and funk bands
Recordings ”Robin Hood” (Movie soundtracks) “Nya Ansikten” (EMI), “Elisabeth Melander” (EMI, LP/Single), Family Four Singers with ”Waltzing on the Waves” (LP/Single)
Groups
- Elisabeth Melander JazzAppear
- Elisabeth Melander Kvartett - with Jan Allan
- Elisabeth Melander & Håkan Rydin Tentett” with bassist Hans Andersson and woodwind septet
- Bridge - with Michael Mølhede-trp, Tomas Pettersson-kb, Kalle Magnusson-bass, Tira Skamby-perc
- Dancing Queens - with Margareta Nilsson and Diana Nunez
- Colorful - with Diana Nunez, Jill Nordin, Viktoria Johansson, Mattias Karlsson, Anders Mårtensson, Ola Hedén-pi
- Jazzmine - with Krister Palmqvist-git, Kalle Magnusson-bass
- Elisabeth Melander Gospelquartet - with Mikael Strand-pi, Ove Almgren-bass, Rasmus Kihlberg-drums
- Melander-Bergcrantz Quintet - with Sven Bergcrantz-pi, Anders Bergcrantz-trp, Hans Andersson-bass och Rasmus Kihlberg-drums
- Schack - Malmöbased rock group
- The Boys & Her Voice - with Roger Svedberg-vibr and Kalle Magnusson-bass
- Mikael Råbergs Orchestra - Sthlm
- Afrofunkgroup - Nandu, Gbg
- Salsagroup - Cosmic Agogo i Göteborg
- Jazzgroup Mopele - with Yasuhito Mori-bass , Anders Persson-pi och Göran Lewin drums and more
- Jazzgroup Lifeline - with Anders Hagberg-fl/sax and Anders Persson-pi
- Jazz och Folklore - Solregn - with Anders Hagberg-fl/sax
- Family Four Singers
- Yngve Forsells Orchestra - pop, 70’s rock and evergreens.
- Rune Lindstedts Orchestra - northern Swedish Mulligan/Dave Pell inspired sextet
Concerts and tours
Sweden - Norway - Finland - Denmark - Ireland - Germany - France - Italy - Spain - Netherlands - Poland - Lituania - Malta - Texa US - China - Gambia - Vietnam
Recordings
2017
Release CD ”Reflections Of A Voice”
2007
Release CD ”A Splendored Thing” - Elisabeth Melander & Håkan Rydin Tentett
2003
Release CD ”With A Jango” - Royal Swedish Navy Band, gästsolist
1998
Release Singel ”Ta Dej Tid” - Elisabeth Melander, Melodifestivalen -98
1996
Release CD ”There Is Something” - Elisabeth Melander
1993
Release CD ”Amazing Grace Gospel” - Elisabeth Melander & Pite Gospel
1986
Release LP ”Vildhonung” - with Tomas Boström
1984
Release LP ”A Ball Of Meat” - with Mikael Råberg Big Band in Stockholm
1976
Release LP with ”Family Four Singers”/ Singel - with ”Family Four Singers”
1975
Release LP ”Elisabeth Melander” EMI
1974
Release LP ”Nya Ansikten” EMI / Singel ”Elisabeth Melander” EMI
1973
Release LP Robin Hood - Walt Disney movie soundtrack