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	06.06.08 Supporting Sigur Rós This summer sees Helgi Hrafn supporting Sigur Rós at several shows on their world tour. He will also be playing trombone in their live band. For more info on the dates go here.
	27.05.08 Touring life Over the last 5 months, I've been touring Europe and USA with the Faroese artist, Teitur, both as a support act, as well as playing in his 6-piece band. This has been a great time for me, both as a musician and human being. I've had the opportunity to play my music to many good people; some who I got to know. I have made new friends (Old Springs Pike, Tina Dico, Jessie Baylin..) and written new songs. It has been very inspiring to be on the road with a great band like Teitur's. Thank you Teitur. Helgi
	11.04.2008 In the studio I'm in the studio these days, mixing my album. Well actually I'm not so much mixing it as Valgeir Sigurdsson is doing it, at his Greenhouse Studios in Reykjavik. The album will be my pride and joy. it has been such a pleasure to make it. Planned release is for September. Helgi
	29.12.2007 Hi everyone. Just wanted to share some stuff with you. Somehow these last days of the year seem to be good for looking back at thing that have happend, are happening and to look forward at things about to happen. (Some things I write here are more for showing off, but some things you might find interesting). I'm in Iceland now, finishing the last songs for my upcoming album, if all goes well I will finish this work in January. A release would follow late March or April. Lots of things have been happening over the last couple of months. I've moved back to Iceland, after some 8 years in Austria. It's great to be back here, gives me new strength. (It's funny though, I see my icelandic friends less than when i lived abroad and visited occasionally, how strange is that?) Over the next half a year I will travel a lot and give concerts. A great musician and a good friend, has asked me to come along on the road, both as an openening act (solo), as well as playing in his band. These concerts will be all over Europe and the US from mid February through May. In February I will likely also be on stage with the Icelandic musician Valgeir Sigurdsson and Sam Amidon on their touring in Scandinavia. I have some bigger shows in Vienna (Konzerthaus 28.2) and Graz (Orpheum 29.2) this February, with my band; featuring the great trumpet player, Lorenz Raab. Currently I'm writing music for Contemporary Dance; it's new work by choreographer Johann Lindell (SE) for the Royal Theater in Copenhagen. It has long been a dream of mine to write music for dance, so this is a good opportunity. Over the last 3 months I have been cowriting and recording with the Viennese Producer-Duo Dzihan & Kamien for their forthcoming album (release planned for 2008). They decided to have me sing many of their new songs and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. I'll say no more, but stay tuned. That's enogh for now. Check out my space here, I'll have some new music for you the hear soon. I wish you all the best. Warmest, Helgi
	24.07.2007 Since buying a sx-70 polaroid land camera last year I have been taking occational snapshots of this and that. I'm truly fascinated by this instant photo fun thing that polaroid is. I have started putting some of my pictures on the online community for polaroid www.polanoid.net. You will find my stuff under: people.polanoid.net/helgihrafn
	20.07.2007 This year see's quite a few Albums featuring Helgi as a sideman. Recent releases like Amiina's Debut LP Kurr and Michael Fakesch's (Funkstörung) Dos where Helgi playes trombone. His playing will also be heard on the upcoming Bedroom Community Albums incl. Valgeirs Sigurdsson's Ekvílibríum and Sam Amidon's upcoming LP. Helgi's own World Music & Fusion drama-band Beefólk will release their first Live Album this October. Furthermore Helgi will be heard singing a duet with the Danish singer/songwriter Sara Grabow on her 2nd album, to be released later this year.
	06.06.07 Helgi Jonsson's performance at the SPOT Festival in Århus, Denmark was a great success. Gaffa, Denmarks' biggest music magazine gave the concert 5 out of six stars. You can read the review here
	12.01.07 Check out Helgi's first video for YouTube. It's a solo performance of Hali Hali, shot by his little sister, Unnur, at their parents' house in Iceland. Enjoy and spread the joy (or melancholy in this case)
	01.01.07 Happy new year to everyone. May the new year bring us more joy, happiness, warmth, good arts and fun; less hatred and war.
	06.11.06 Helgi Recently worked with the Vienna based, German photoghrapher /artist Lia Saile. You should check out her fantastic work at Polanoid.net Some of the photos Lia shot of Helgi, will be available here shortly.
	28.10.06 For the last few days, Helgi has been with his band in the studio working on new material.
	20.09.06 During his stay in Iceland this August Helgi recorded a new song, September. It was rehearsed and recorded at the Sigur Rós studio - sundlaugin, in Mosfellsbaer. Helgi had some of Icelands finest musicians to come along and play: Sigtryggur Baldursson, the former drummer of the Sugarcubes, Pétur Ben, reykjavik's next star/singer/songwriter playing guitar and Kjartan Sveinsson from sigur rós, playing bass. The song is, in a subtle way, a protest to the ongoing destruction of Icelandic nature through huge dam projects. One of these projects, Karahnjukavirkjun, will start overfloating land this September. 57 squarekilometers (That's 57 million squaremeters) of unspoiled nature will disappear, and over one hundred waterfalls will be destroyed. You can listen to September on Helgi's Myspace Profile visit www.savingiceland.org to learn more about the situation.
	16.09.06 Pétur Ben a long time friend and collaborator of Helgi has released his first solo album, Wine for my Weakness. This talented musician has been making people wait quite a while for his own work, allthough he's been known as Mugisons right hand, but this year things seems to be changing. Shortly after the release of the solo album, a new icelandic film Children was released. Pétur wrote the score for the film, and you can hear Helgi Jonsson playing his trombone all over the place. check out pétur's profile on myspace
	05.06.06 Georg Hartwig, the producer and mixer of Glóandi has a project of his own, a band called Monk. Working on their second album which, among many fine artists, features Helgi on trombone. You can listen to some of the latest tracks on their Myspace profile.
	04.06.06 The Austrian film maker Mohn Manola is producing a Helgi Jonsson Live Concert DVD. It was recorded and filmed in November, in a concert held in Villach, Austria. The planned released is for September.
	19.05.06 Helgi will be touring Europe with Sigur Rós this summer. He will be one of five icelandic brass players to join the group on their festival-tour in June and July.
	17.05.06 You can now buy Glóandi directly from helgijonsson.com Check out the shop.
	16.05.06 Helgi just came back from a 3 week tour with the European Jazz Orchestra. They played 18 Concerts in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Wales, England and Scotland. New music from conductor Barry Forgie and the British pianist, Julian Joseph.
	30.03.06 Beefólk is working on a new live-album planned for release in November, 2006. The music is already recorded; the album will contain recordings from their march-tour.
	30.03.06 Helgi is "moonshining" as a producer for the Viennese pianist Christine Knotek. She's recording works by Schubert, Chopin and Brahms. You can visit her website at: www.christine-knotek.at
	25.03.06 Helgi will be performing with Sigur Rós next week at their UK Concerts in London Hammersmith Apollo and in Manchster. The band will also be playing a BBC session for Channel 1.
	24.03.06 Currently working with the German Electronica-Duo Funkstörung, Helgi is doing both trombone and vocal tracks for their upcoming album.
	21.01.06 beefólk played at Vienna's renomated Konzerthaus last night for a full house. The concert, being organized by Jeunesse Musicales, was thought for young people at all ages and lots of children showed up and saw & heard something really different, for once. :)
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