Manfred Leuchter

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

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 Duo: Manfred Leuchter (accordion); Ian Melrose (fingerstyle guitar, whistles) 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 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) Vis à Vis, Duo with Ian Melrose (2008) Kein schöner Land, with Ian Melrose (2011) Carpe Momentum, with Ian Melrose (2012)