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Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra

Friday, June 27th 2008 at 8:00 PM

Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra - Liebert has said that "flamenco is a music both romantic and dangerous; it is an attitude as much as it is a musical genre." Therein lies the philosophy that catapulted him to fame at the end of the '80s with an engaging mix of subdued flamenco guitar and South American percussion, rock, jazz, and pop influences. Liebert's "attitude" actually suppresses the more challenging and "dangerous" aspects of flamenco in favor of the romantic -- and the stylish. He's not a technical wizard on the guitar, but he has a feel for the music's innate sensuality and a gift for creating memorable melodies. Born in Cologne, Germany, to a Chinese-German father and a Hungarian mother, Liebert traveled throughout Russia and Asia before moving to Boston and eventually settling in Santa Fe, NM. After years of trying to hit the big time in various jazz-funk bands, he began playing acoustic guitar in Santa Fe restaurants. His first (self-produced) cassette, Nouveau Flamenco, was basically recorded for friends, but the album received heavy radio airplay on WAVE in Los Angeles. Higher Octave Records re-released it nationally in 1990. After his subsequent album Borrasca quickly climbed the charts, Liebert was picked up by a major label, Epic. With his exotic good looks and enigmatic stage presence, Liebert has brought flamenco to mainstream America with a certain level of class and accessibility. His prowess as a composer and instrumentalist has steadily improved over the years.

 

                                                                   

Sax Pack
& Special Guest Guitars

Peter WHITE CHRISTMAS

Chris Botti
Brian Culbertsons
Soulful Christmas
Boney James
& Jay Soto

Wayman Tisdale
& Euge Groove

RnR - Rick Braun
& Richard Elliot
and Eric Darius

Bobby Caldwell
& Joyce Coolings

Esteban &
The Sahnas Brothers

Craig Chaquico &
Turning Point

The Temptations &
The Four Tops

Keiko Matsui &
Hiroshima

Candy Dulfer &
Nick Colionne

Guitars & Saxes
Spyro Gyra
Warren Hill &
Dominic Amato & Others

Jesse Cook
The Rippingtons Anniversy Tour
Ottmar Liebert
& Luna Negra
MUSIC SERIES 2007-2008, CELEBRITY THEATRE 440 N. 32nd ST. PHOENIX, AZ 85008, PH: 602.267.1600 FX 602.267.4882