Nikas Bjarnehäll was born in Karlshamn and grew up up in Olofström, a small town in Blekinge, Sweden. He began his musical endeavors by taking piano lessons from his grandmother at the age of 9. He learned some hymns and Swedish folksongs. She was a school teacher and a church musician and a better teacher could not be found. Later his neighbour, who played the guitar and lived across the street, showed him how to play the standards ”Alice In Wonderland” and ”Black Orpheus. Which became a beginning into the world of Brazilian music and jazz.
Niklas received a degree of Master of Fine Arts in Jazz at Malmö University of Music. His teachers in the university was, among others, the legendary Horace Parlan and Håkan Rydin, both prominent jazz musicians.

Niklas now recede in Sandviken, he played the piano in Sandviken Big Band for 12 years , meeting soloists like Rob McConnell , Ray Anderson, Georgie Fame, Deborah Brown, Malena Ernman, Svante Thuresson and many more superb musicians and artists.

He recorded the cd ”The Zoo Escape” with the jazz trio named LES3. Before doing the recording, they played with various famous Swedish musicians, for example Krister Andersson, Mattias Windemo, Fredrik Nordström and Jan Allan, to name a few. Furthermore, playing with Trio Askeladd, a trio, that consist of Odd Inge Gjelsnes on trumpet and Geir Anfinsen on trombone, two incredible musicians from Norway . They recorded the cd ”Trio Askeladd”, which received lovely praise in national and international press.

Niklas visited Brazil in 2011 playing in Belo Horisonte and in Rio. Back home he recorded the album ”Bipbip” with DUOJBrazil which was released 2012. The album ”Bonita” was released the same year which is a solo recording consisting of original songs, jazz standards, folksongs and more.