Manfred Leuchter

Manfred Johannes Leuchter (born 15 June 1960 in Würselen, Germany) is a German accordionist, composer, pianist and producer in world music. His stylistic influences are jazz, European classical music as well as African and Middle Eastern music.

Manfred Leuchter
Background information
BornWürselen, Germany
GenresJazz, World music
Occupation(s)Musician, arranger, music producer
InstrumentsAccordion
Years active1999–present
LabelsAcoustic Music (rough trade)
Associated actsReinhard Mey
Websitewww.sparito.de

Since 2000, and on the invitation of the German Goethe-Institut, Leuchter has toured with his jazz band in India,[1] Romania, Morocco, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Palestine and Lebanon. Following encounters with local musicians, he has 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 lived for extended stays in Marrakesh, Morocco.

In addition, Manfred Leuchter works as a producer of various artists, such as German singer-songwriter Reinhard Mey, whom he occasionally accompanies on the accordion or on the grand piano.[3] He is also a sound engineer as well as composer of theatrical music.

Lineup
  • 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
  • Manfred Leuchter on discogs
  • 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)[5]
  • Vis à Vis(2008)
  • Kein schöner Land (2011)
  • Carpe Momentum (2012)

References
  1. Zeitung, Aachener. "Aachen: Manfred Leuchter auf Indien-Tournee". Aachener Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. Leuchter, Manfred. "La'oueen, ya Dimashq (Where to, Damascus?)". Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. Rother, Sabine (6 May 2016). "New album by Reinhard Mey: Manfred Leuchter is producing him again". Aachener Zeitung (in German).
  4. Hitzemann, Thomas (18 March 2018). "Manfred Leuchter and Ian Melrose in the Lutherhaus". Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (in German).
  5. Brinkmann, Katja (2011). Syria: between Damascus, Palmyra, Aleppo and the Euphrates (in German). Trescher Verlag. p. 90. ISBN 3897941848.
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