Manfred Johannes Leuchter (born 15 June 1960 in Würselen, Germany) is a German accordionist, composer, pianist and producer of various musical genres. His stylistic influences include rock and pop, jazz and ballads, as well as African and Middle Eastern music.
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| Background information | |
| Born | Würselen, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz, World music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger, music producer |
| Instrument | Accordion |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Acoustic Music (rough trade) |
| Website | www |
In the early 2000s, Leuchter was invited by the German Goethe-Institut for concerts with his jazz band in India,[1] Romania, Morocco, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Palestine and Lebanon. Following encounters with local musicians, he performed and recorded with the Hewar jazz fusion band from Syria[2] or with oud player Driss el Maloumi in Morocco. Leuchter lives and works in Aachen, Germany, and also stayed for extended periods in Marrakesh, Morocco.
In addition, Leuchter works as a producer for various artists, such as German singer-songwriter Reinhard Mey, for whom he has produced various albums and played in live concerts.[3] Further, he has been active as sound engineer as well as composer of music for theatre productions.
Lineup
edit- Duo: Manfred Leuchter (accordion); Ian Melrose (fingerstyle guitar, whistles)[4]
- Trio: Manfred Leuchter (accordion); Afra Mussawisade (percussion); Florian Zenker (guitar)
- Quartet: Manfred Leuchter (accordion); Steffen Thormählen (drums, percussion); Antoine Pütz (electric bass, guembri); Sebastian Pottmeier or Heribert Leuchter (bass, alto, soprano saxophone)
Discography
edit- Theaterkompositionen (1999)
- Sparito (2000)
- Arabesque (2001)
- Nomade, with Heribert Leuchter (2003)
- Pas de Trois, Trio with Afra Mussawisade and Karim Othman-Hassan (2004)
- Space (2004)
- Zina (2006)
- Nine days of Solitude, The Damascus Session with Hewar and Lena Chamamyan (2007)[2]
- Vis à Vis, Duo with Ian Melrose (2008)
- Kein schöner Land, with Ian Melrose (2011)
- Carpe Momentum, with Ian Melrose (2012)
References
edit- ^ Aachener Zeitung (10 April 2003). "Aachen: Manfred Leuchter auf Indien-Tournee". Aachener Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ a b Brinkmann, Katja (2011). Syria: between Damascus, Palmyra, Aleppo and the Euphrates (in German). Trescher Verlag. p. 90. ISBN 978-3897941847.
- ^ Rother, Sabine (6 May 2016). "New album by Reinhard Mey: Manfred Leuchter is producing him again". Aachener Zeitung (in German).
- ^ Hitzemann, Thomas (18 March 2018). "Manfred Leuchter and Ian Melrose in the Lutherhaus". Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (in German).
External links
edit- Manfred Leuchter discography at Discogs
