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A calendar over my musical life during four decades

• Elisabeth Melander Quartet ”Blue tunes in the blue hour” with Jan Allan -trumpet, Martin Berggren -piano, Lars Lundström -bass

• Church concerts ”Pearls Of Life” with Martin Berggren -piano and Cecilia Weissenrieder -cello

• 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 abroad
• Entertainment gigs
• Big Band concerts
• Charity concert

• 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”
• Concerts in Copenhagen with the Danish Millfield Band
• Different christmas shows
• Show and concerts in Stockholm
• Started Music Report Club
• Contemporary Music Week in China, concert festival in Kunming and lectures at the Yunnan Art University
• ”Dancing Queens” ABBA shows, vocaltrio
• 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 the northern Sweden
• ”A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald” - Tour with Hudik Big Big 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

• 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 GospelChristmas 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 Eurovision Song Contests, Swedish and international (winning in Rome)
• Solo artist, Eurovision Song Contest Sweden 1998

• 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
• 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”
• Started and toured with Melander-Bergcrantz Quintet, with Sven Bergcrantz (piano) and Anders Bergcrantz (trumpet)

• First price in the Song competition Star -73 in Stockholm
• The Year’s Talent -73 in Stockholm
• Singer in 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