Manfred Leuchter

Manfred Johannes Leuchter
Born Würselen, Germany
Years active 1999 – present

Manfred Johannes Leuchter (born 15 June 1960 in Würselen, Germany) is a German accordionist, composer, pianist and producer in world music. He mixes African and Middle Eastern music with European classical music and jazz.

Since 2000, Leuchter has toured with his band through India, Romania, Morocco, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Palestine and Lebanon. He works with local musicians (including the Hewar ensemble in Syria and Driss el Maloumi in Morocco). He lives and works in Aachen, Germany and Marrakesh, Morocco.

In addition, Manfred Leuchter works as a producer of various artists, such as Reinhard Mey, with whom he occasionally accompanies on the accordion or on the grand piano live on stage.[1] He is also a composer of theatrical music.

Lineup

  • Duo: Manfred Leuchter (accordion); Ian Melrose (fingerstyle guitar, whistles)[2]
  • Trio: Manfred Leuchter (accordion); Afra Mussawisade (percussion); Florian Zenker (guitar)
  • Quartet: Manfred Leuchter (accordion); Steffen Thormählen (drums, percussion); Antoine Pütz (electric bass, Gembri); Sebastian Pottmeier (bass, alto, soprano saxophone)

Discography

  • 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 Sesssion with Hewar and Lena Chamamyan (2007)[3]
  • Vis à Vis(2008)
  • Kein schöner Land (2011)
  • Carpe Momentum (2012)

References

  1. ↑ Rother, Sabine (6 May 2016). "New album by Reinhard Mey: Manfred Leuchter is producing him again". Aachener Zeitung (in German).
  2. ↑ Hitzemann, Thomas (18 March 2018). "Manfred Leuchter and Ian Melrose in the Lutherhaus". Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (in German).
  3. ↑ Brinkmann, Katja (2011). Syria: between Damascus, Palmyra, Aleppo and the Euphrates (in German). Trescher Verlag. p. 90. ISBN 3897941848.
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