Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Early life  





2 Music career  





3 Nouveau Flamenco  





4 Personal life  





5 Awards  





6 Discography  



6.1  Studio albums  





6.2  Compilations  





6.3  Singles  





6.4  Featured performances  





6.5  Produced albums  





6.6  Videos  





6.7  Other compilation appearances  







7 See also  





8 References  



8.1  Notes  





8.2  Citations  







9 External links  














Ottmar Liebert






Deutsch
Español
فارسی
Français
Hrvatski
Italiano
Magyar
مصرى
Polski
Русский
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Ottmar Liebert
Liebert in 2018
Liebert in 2018
Background information
Born (1959-02-01) 1 February 1959 (age 65)
Cologne, West Germany
Genres
  • smooth jazz
  • classical
  • flamenco
  • Occupation(s)Musician
    Instrument(s)Guitar
    Years active1989–present
    Labels
  • Epic
  • Sony
  • 33rd Street
  • Websitewww.ottmarliebert.com

    Ottmar Liebert (born 1 February 1959) is a German guitarist, songwriter and producer best known for his Spanish-influenced music. A five-time Grammy Award nominee, Liebert has received 38 Gold and Platinum certifications in the United States, as well as certifications in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. His debut album Nouveau Flamenco (1990) was certified Platinum in the United States.

    Early life

    [edit]

    Ottmar Liebert was born 1 February 1959 in Cologne, West Germany, to a Chinese-German father and a Hungarian mother. As a child, he spent most of his time travelling throughout Europe and Asia with his family. He began playing classical guitar at 11, and studying flamenco guitar at 14, after he "found a Flamenco LP in the bargain bin at a local supermarket."[1] After performing rock music in his native Germany, he moved to the United States and settled in Boston for a few years, performing in various rock clubs.[2] In 1986 Liebert settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he began looking to create a new musical sound.[3][4]

    Liebert cites musical influences such as "Carlos Santana, Paco de Lucía, John McLaughlin, Robert Fripp and Jeff Beck, others were horn players like Miles Davis," although he cites "others yet were fine artists who taught me about space and brush strokes and dynamics and contrast."[1]

    Music career

    [edit]
    ALester DeVoe owned by Ottmar Liebert

    In 1988, Liebert founded the first incarnation of his band Luna Negra (black moon). That year he recorded a self-produced album titled Marita: Shadows and Storms.[5] The initial thousand copies were sold in the gallery of Santa Fe artist Frank Howell. When the record found its way to radio stations and began generating a response among listeners, Higher Octave Music picked it up and released a remastered version titled Nouveau Flamenco (1990).[5] The album eventually sold double-platinum in the United States.

    Liebert followed up his debut with several successful albums that continued and expanded his sound, including Borrasca (1991), Solo Para Ti (1992) and The Hours Between Night + Day (1993),[5] all three earning Gold certification. Liebert's international success continued with ¡Viva! (1995) and Opium (1996), both of which earned Platinum status in the United States and Latin America.

    Liebert has recorded with Luna Negra since 1989. Personnel in the band have changed regularly since then, with the only constant being bassist Jon Gagan.

    Since 1990, Ottmar Liebert has released a total of 25 albums including live releases, Christmas CDs, 15 CDs of original music, a DVD, and various remixes. He has received 38 Gold and Platinum certifications in the US as well as certifications in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

    In 2006, Liebert contributed his song "This Spring Release 10,000 Butterflies" to the album project Artists for Charity - Guitarists 4 the Kids, produced by Slang Productions, to assist World Vision Canada in helping underprivileged kids in need.[6]

    Nouveau Flamenco

    [edit]

    Liebert describes his musical style as "Nouveau Flamenco." In a 2004 interview, Liebert explained that once he was signed to a record label, he was required to come up with a name for what he was doing. Although there are flamenco elements to his music, it's nothing like traditional flamenco, being based on melody and using much simpler forms. As this music couldn't be considered jazz, rock, or classical, he felt that flamenco was the closest word to use that people could identify with.[7]

    Liebert drew some criticism with his adoption of the term, especially since according to critics, none of his works to date followed traditional flamenco palo forms. It was also perceived by some as a marketing ploy and an attempt to associate his music with the then burgeoning school of "Flamenco Nuevo", where acknowledged flamenco artists had started to rejuvenate and reinvent flamenco through the introduction of influences from Latin America (e.g. the Rumba rhythm) and even jazz music. Paco de Lucia was one such critic.[8][9] Despite Liebert's citing Paco as an influence,[9] Paco described Liebert's music as『una degeneración, una caricatura del flamenco』(literally, "a degeneration, a caricature").[9] However, Paco later seemed to appreciate Liebert's music, with Paco's record company even mentioning him in promotional materials.[9]

    Personal life

    [edit]

    Since 1986 Liebert has lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In May 2006 Liebert was ordained as a Zen monkbyDennis Genpo Merzel at the Kanzeon Zen CenterinSalt Lake City, Utah.[3][10]

    Awards

    [edit]

    Discography

    [edit]

    Studio albums

    [edit]
    Year Album Certification Charts, awards and nominations
    1989 Marita: Shadows & Storms
    1990 Nouveau Flamenco
    • Platinum - US
    • 14× Platinum - US Latin
    • Platinum - New Zealand
    • Gold - Canada
    • Gold - Mexico
    1990 Poets & Angels: Music 4 the Holidays
    No.TitleLength
    1."Deck the Halls"3:09
    2."Angels We Have Heard On High/High on Hope"4:05
    3."Poets & Angels"3:13
    4."Little Drummer Boy/Luna Negra Beat"4:30
    5."1st Nowell"5:04
    6."Shepherd's Nite Watch"3:04
    7."Away in a Manger/Island X'mas (4 Bok Yun)"3:40
    8."Festival (Of 7 Lights)"2:52
    9."Jingle Bells"3:41
    10."O X'mas Tree (4 Anna + Barthelomaus)"2:07
    11."Starry Nite (March Of Kings)"4:52
    12."Morning Glory"2:29
    13."Silent Nite"3:08
    14."We 3 Kings (Of Orient R)/Santa Fe X'mas"3:19
    15."O Holy Nite"4:57
    • 2× Platinum - US Latin
    1991 Borrasca
    No.TitleLength
    1."Isla Del Sol"3:44
    2."August Moon"4:11
    3."In The Hands Of Love"4:43
    4."Dancing Under The Moon"4:38
    5."Twilight In Galisteo"5:03
    6."La Rosa Negra"4:25
    7."Borrasca"3:34
    8."Bullfighter's Dream"3:43
    9."Thru The Trees/Cloudless Sky"3:57
    10."La Aurora"4:08
    11."Driving 2 Madrid (B4 The Storm)"4:08
    12."The Storm Sings"3:59
    13."Night In Granada"3:52
    14."1st Rain/Cry Of Faith"4:32
    15."Bajo La Luna Mix"6:19
    • Gold - US
    • 4× Platinum - US Latin
    nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
    1992 Solo Para Ti
    • Gold - US
    • 2× Platinum - US Latin
    • Gold - Canada
    1993 The Hours Between Night + Day
    • Gold - US
    • 2× Platinum - US Latin
    • Gold - Canada
    • Gold - New Zealand
    nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
    1995 Euphoria
    No.TitleLength
    1."Lush (La Calypso Mix/Edit)"4:53
    2."Havana Club (The Latin Mix)"5:19
    3."Lone Rider A"6:45
    4."Slip"4:36
    5."Havana Club (The Suspended Mix)"6:59
    6."Lone Rider B"6:04
    7."Lush (La Calypso Mix)"9:35
    • Gold - US Latin
    1995 ¡Viva!
    • Platinum - US Latin
    1996 Opium
    • Platinum - US Latin
    nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
    1997 Leaning Into the Night (Inclinado en la Noche)
    • Gold - US Latin
    1999 Innamorare: Summer Flamenco
    • Gold - US Latin
    2000 Nouveau Flamenco: 1990-2000 Special Tenth Anniversary Edition
    • Platinum - US Latin
    2000 Christmas + Santa Fe
    2001 Little Wing
    2002 In the Arms of Love: Lullabies 4 Children + Adults
    2003 The Santa Fe Sessions
    2003 3 is 4 Good Luck[N 1]
    2003 Euphoria: Nouveaumatic
    2004 La Semana
    2005 Winter Rose: Music Inspired by the Holidays
    2005 Tears in the Rain
    2006 One Guitar nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
    2008 Up Close
    2008 The Scent of Light
    No.TitleLength
    1."Up Close: Beginning"6:40
    2."Streetlight (Marseille, August 1999)"7:41
    3."Silence: No More Longing (Utah, May 2005)"11:04
    4."Firelight (Granada, February 1992)"8:37
    5."Morning Light (Kham, October 2006)"5:12
    6."The River: Writing in Water (India, November 1978)"7:59
    7."Candlelight (Xiao Rem, February 2008)"9:37
    8."Three Days Without You"6:49
    9."Moonlight (Köln, April 2007)"5:11
    10."Up Close: Embrace"5:37
    nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
    2010 Petals on the Path
    2011 Santa Fe
    2012 Dune
    2014 three-oh-five
    2015 Waiting n Swan
    2016 slow
    2018 The Complete Santa Fe Sessions
    No.TitleLength
    1."Borrasca"1:37
    2."Isla del Sol"3:57
    3."Barcelona Nights"4:37
    4."Reaching Out 2 U"5:42
    5."Havana Club"4:21
    6."Dancing Under the Moon"4:56
    7."Snakecharmer"7:17
    8."Sao Paulo"5:55
    9."Song 4 Pablo"4:07
    10."Turkish Night"5:50
    11."2 the Night"3:43
    12."La Rosa Negra"3:32
    13."Heart Still/Beating"5:12
    14."Santa Fe"3:32
    15."Morning Arrival in Goa"6:27
    2019 Fete

    Compilations

    [edit]

    Singles

    [edit]
    [edit]

    Produced albums

    [edit]

    Videos

    [edit]

    Other compilation appearances

    [edit]

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]

    Notes

    [edit]
    1. ^ This limited edition mini-disc was only sold at 2003 shows and with Trilogy online (In the Arms of Love, The Santa Fe Sessions, Nouveaumatic).

    Citations

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b "Ottmar Liebert Interview". Guitarhoo.com. April 15, 2004. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  • ^ "Biography". Ottmarliebert.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  • ^ a b Schnieder, Wolf (September 2010). "Ottmar Liebert". Cowboysindians.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  • ^ Russell, Lawrence. "Ottmar Liebert". Culturecourt.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  • ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 754. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  • ^ "Slang Productions - Guitarists 4 the Kids". Slangproductions.com. September 11, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  • ^ "WBUR". Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  • ^ "Last Night: Musician and Zen Monk Otto Liebert Brought His Nouveau Flamenco to Dosey Doe" by Lisa Strain, Houston Press, November 19, 2018.
  • ^ a b c d "Music Notes: Ottmar Liebert’s Flamenco Revolution" by Steve Houk, Washington Life Magazine, October 20, 2018.
  • ^ Batista, Lisa. "Behind the Scenes with Ottmar Liebert". Jfmpresents.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  • ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 165.
  • ^ a b "Discography Ottmar Liebert". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  • [edit]
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ottmar_Liebert&oldid=1223063663"

    Categories: 
    1959 births
    Living people
    20th-century American guitarists
    20th-century American male musicians
    21st-century American guitarists
    21st-century American male musicians
    American male guitarists
    Epic Records artists
    German guitarists
    German male guitarists
    Guitarists from New Mexico
    Higher Octave Music artists
    Musicians from Santa Fe, New Mexico
    New flamenco
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description matches Wikidata
    Short description is different from Wikidata
    Articles with hCards
    Articles with ISNI identifiers
    Articles with VIAF identifiers
    Articles with WorldCat Entities identifiers
    Articles with BNF identifiers
    Articles with BNFdata identifiers
    Articles with GND identifiers
    Articles with J9U identifiers
    Articles with LCCN identifiers
    Articles with NKC identifiers
    Articles with NTA identifiers
    Articles with Grammy identifiers
    Articles with MusicBrainz identifiers
     



    This page was last edited on 9 May 2024, at 17:16 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki