The idea to this series already developed some time ago in a caf\u00e9 in New York during a session. Mappy Torrins, a cuban poet, described the \u201cLatin Violin\u201c with words, Gregor Huebner described it with his music. To him the violin is the common denominator of different genres. Of course his personal style slips in the compositions, too. He was heavily influenced by Eastern European Folk and Gypsy music. The result is a line-up of compositions of the most important Latin American composers and his own works written in the same unmistakable style.<\/p>\n
For Gregor Huebner, the influence of Eastern European music is clearly audible in the music of South America. He feels comfortable here. Here he is at home.<\/p>\n
Huebner\u00b4s recipe for success is: \u201cAbsorb everything you experience, and then concentrate on the things that interest you. But never deny where you came from.\u201d Thus his own roots and personal experiences play a central role in his music and in his playing.<\/p>\n
But in the same way all musicians that you hear on his recordings, have contributed to Gregor Huebner\u00b4s musical development, are to some extent mentors to him. The second album of the \u201cEl Violin Latino\u201c production is dedicated to the pianist Octavio Brunetti, a Tango specialist and musician on the first album of the series.<\/p>\n
A friend of Gregor Huebner and musical partner, who passed away unexpectedly last year.<\/p>\n
For the production the CD there was a team of musical experts for every country: Cuba, Brazil and Argentina; three sessions in New York; vocals recorded in New York, Montevideo and Holland show the large network surrounding Gregor Huebner and the great joy of playing \u2013 all in an attempt to live up to the high standards and aspirations.<\/p>\n
Gregor Huebner put together a band specifically for his concerts because going on tour with three different bands goes beyond the scope of practicability. Klaus Mueller (piano), Veit Huebner (bass) and Jerome Goldschmidt (percussion) accompany Gregor Huebner (violin) during live performances in small clubs, concert halls or at festivals.<\/p>\n
The temperamental, melancholic, sentimental, passionate melodies from South America depict moods as old as time \u2013 in the musical language of Latin America \u2013 comprehensibly for anyone with a heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"