”Leuchter has developed a style that is truly his own. In 2000,
‘Sparito’, the debut album of the accordion player "who
has already produced and arranged a great number of songs
and albums for various other artists" caught the attention of
the musical industry. With the whole world seemingly blowing
through his cunning cascades of sound, Leuchter daringly
confronts us with adventurous collages and burlesques,
building up suspense, laying out soft carpets of sound. Being
a perfectionist himself, Manfred Leuchter has gathered a group
of outstanding musicians around him. Leuchter, the
globetrotter who is yet very much on the lookout for a place
like home, is fascinated by Marrakesh, he is in love with the
Arabian nights and days flickering in the heat. He is in love
with the teller of fairytales and the snake charmer. With
increasing craftsmanship, Leuchter has learned to weave the
magic of that land into the ever changing ornaments of his
music; therefore it is only consistent that the title of his new
album is ”Arabesque”. The images have become even richer;
they are powerful and sensitive, joyous and sad, they are
tender, yet they have a strong grip. Leuchter is simply playing
his music according to the way he sees the world: in a free
spirit, but with a strong sense of consequential discipline; his
tone is humorous, but he is very serious about it. His
accordion sings, it talks, and it sighs. And as Leuchter is well
acquainted with all kinds of music, from Jazz and Bebop all
the way down to French Coffee House Music, and because he
doesn’t have a problem with adding endlessly meandering
Arabic melodies to classical themes, his music is always
inspiring, constantly reinventing itself." (Sabine Rother,
Aachener Zeitung, Germany)
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”Leuchter has developed a style that is truly his own. In 2000,
‘Sparito’, the debut album of the accordion player "who
has already produced and arranged a great number of songs
and albums for various other artists" caught the attention of
the musical industry. With the whole world seemingly blowing
through his cunning cascades of sound, Leuchter daringly
confronts us with adventurous collages and burlesques,
building up suspense, laying out soft carpets of sound. Being
a perfectionist himself, Manfred Leuchter has gathered a group
of outstanding musicians around him. Leuchter, the
globetrotter who is yet very much on the lookout for a place
like home, is fascinated by Marrakesh, he is in love with the
Arabian nights and days flickering in the heat. He is in love
with the teller of fairytales and the snake charmer. With
increasing craftsmanship, Leuchter has learned to weave the
magic of that land into the ever changing ornaments of his
music; therefore it is only consistent that the title of his new
album is ”Arabesque”. The images have become even richer;
they are powerful and sensitive, joyous and sad, they are
tender, yet they have a strong grip. Leuchter is simply playing
his music according to the way he sees the world: in a free
spirit, but with a strong sense of consequential discipline; his
tone is humorous, but he is very serious about it. His
accordion sings, it talks, and it sighs. And as Leuchter is well
acquainted with all kinds of music, from Jazz and Bebop all
the way down to French Coffee House Music, and because he
doesn’t have a problem with adding endlessly meandering
Arabic melodies to classical themes, his music is always
inspiring, constantly reinventing itself." (Sabine Rother,
Aachener Zeitung, Germany)
"Manfred Leuchter is without doubt one of the most
established (ethno-) jazz- and world-music accordion virtuosos
in Europe. In recent years he has given euphorically-received
tours all over the world with his quintet, managed hugely
successful CD productions and has been part of very diverse
and exciting musical projects. Not only in the purely musical
sense a world-traveller, Manfred Leuchter has developed his
very own musical concept between occident and orient,
collecting many impressions and forming them - with
tolerance and open-mindedness - into his unique world style,
in which he artistically and playfully combines elements from
very diverse (music-) cultures.
Sounds from Bach to Bagdad was how a German daily
newspaper described the music of the global-player Manfred
Leuchter. In addition to the well-established ZINA-quintet or
quartet there is now a fascinating new concept in a new
format: OrientXpress. In a semi-acoustic trio, genial hand-
picked master musicians interpret Leuchters old favourites
and new compositions. Beside Manfred Leuchter on the
accordion there is the Iranian percussionist Afra Mussawisade
on an unbelievable collection of percussion instruments, and
the German guitarist and (electronic) sound-designer Florian
Zenker.
Accept the invitation and enjoy the ZINA-Quintet or get on
board the OrientXpress! It will take on an exciting exotic
journey through fascinating multi-cultural musical
landscapes." (Gabriele Kleinschmidt Promotions)
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