Manfred Leuchter

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.

Career

In the early 2000s, Leuchter was invited by the German Goethe-Institut for concerts with his jazz band in India, 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 and with oud player Driss el Maloumi in Morocco. He has collaborated on albums with Syrian-Armenian singer Lena Chamamyan, Iranian-born singer Sanaz, Scottish guitarist Ian Melrose and Australian singer-songwriter Julia Messenger.

In addition, Leuchter has worked 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. Further, he has been active as sound engineer as well as composer of music for theatre productions.

Leuchter has mainly lived in Aachen, Germany, and stayed for extended periods in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Lineup

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brinkmann, Katja (2011). Syria: between Damascus, Palmyra, Aleppo and the Euphrates (in German). Trescher Verlag. p. 90. ISBN 978-3897941847.
  2. ↑ Aachener Zeitung (10 April 2003). "Aachen: Manfred Leuchter auf Indien-Tournee". Aachener Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Manfred Leuchter & Ian Melrose". HIGHRESAUDIO. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Rother, Sabine (6 May 2016). "New album by Reinhard Mey: Manfred Leuchter is producing him again". Aachener Zeitung (in German).
  5. ↑ Hitzemann, Thomas (18 March 2018). "Manfred Leuchter and Ian Melrose in the Lutherhaus". Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (in German).