Vita

Der Gitarrenvirtuose

For André Krengel, who was born in a small village outside Bonn, Germany, playing guitar is a journey; and music is a language that connects us to people without words. He is a versatile and virtuosic guitar player who is mainly self-taught, with his own unique style of playing, and is one of the foremost, leading and prominent players in Germany.

His parents loved classical music. As a child, he became influenced by the many recordings played at home of composers like J.S. Bach — but also by the jazzy blues-rock stylings of Mark Knopfler & Dire Straits. At the age of 14, he picked up his mother's acoustic guitar.

He quickly reached a good technical level; at 17 he started gigging with local bands. Two years later he discovered his passion for acoustic guitar and jazz, studying at the conservatory of Arnhem in the Netherlands. In Barcelona, André performed with artists like Monica Green (ex-Supremes) and learned Gipsy-jazz from Robin Nolan and Biel Ballester.

He also spent two years in Miami & Florida, touring with the Ft. Lauderdale band "The Orphans" and jamming on the Miami Latin & Cuban music scene. All of these influences — jazz, flamenco, gypsy-jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll — are woven into his unique style.

The press named André Krengel a "Traveler between Cultures" because he can virtuously switch between styles and cultures without losing his identity. His unique dynamic sensitivity led the press also to call him "the Guitar Wizard with magic hands."

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