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An Evening with Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra

Dimitriou's Jazz Alley

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Thu, 11 Sep, 2025 at 07:30 pm

2033 6th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98121

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Thu, 11 Sep, 2025 at 07:30 pm (PDT)

2033 6th Ave, Washington 98121

2033 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121-2500, United States, Seattle, Washington

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An Evening with Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra
Dimitirou's Jazz Alley welcomes 5x Grammy-nominated guitarist and one of the most successful instrumental artists of the past decades. Band members are Ottmar Liebert (Flamenco guitar), Jon Gagan (electric bass guitar and acoustic upright bass), and Robby Rothschild (drums and percussion). Show times Thursday and Sunday at 7:30pm. Show times Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Doors open at 6:00pm Thursday and 5:30pm Friday - Sunday. This show is supported by 91.3 KBCS.

ARTIST INFO
Ottmar Liebert’s global success can be attributed to a myriad of things - his creative vision, his determination, and a strong sense of melody. Born in Cologne, Germany, he began playing guitar at 11. Before the age of 19, Liebert had intended to stay in Germany and pursue a career as a designer and photographer. However, while journeying extensively through Asia and playing with other travelers and local musicians, he realised that he could not escape a life of music. After pursuing his dreams of playing rock music in Boston, he settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe was a fresh start for Liebert in many ways and in addition to returning to the acoustic guitar, he remained open to letting the place define the music he made. It was this openness to the local landscape that defined what was to become his musical style, a mix of Spanish, Mexican and World elements, strong melodies tinged with a shade of melancholy, balanced with upbeat rhythms.

Liebert founded the first incarnation of his band, Luna Negra, in 1989. His debut album began as a self-produced release called Marita: Shadows and Storms, copies of which local Native American artist, Frank Howell, distributed in his art galleries. After the record made its way to radio stations, it began generating a buzz among programmers and received unprecedented response among listeners. Higher Octave Music picked it up and released a fully remastered version, Nouveau Flamenco. Recorded for less than $3,000 on an old analog machine in a shack beside a gravel pit, this CD became an international sensation, establishing Liebert's unique border-style flamenco, and becoming the best-selling instrumental acoustic guitar album of all time:

2 x Platinum - USA

14 x Platinum - USA/Latin

Platinum - Australia

Platinum - New Zealand

Gold - Canada

Gold - Mexico

Visual art has always been essential to Ottmar Liebert's world-view and even today he is an avid photographer. "My music is visual," Liebert says. "Santa Fe has great light, that special thing you get in the high desert. Some days you can see for 100 miles, and think you can reach into the sky or walk off a ridge and keep flying. That's how I felt when I recorded Nouveau Flamenco."

Liebert has since become one of the most successful instrumental artists of the past decades, entertaining audiences around the world and releasing a catalog of 33 classic albums including live recordings, an orchestral album for Sony Classical, a binaural surround sound recording, remix albums, a lullaby and a flamenco-reggae album. During his career, he has played more than two thousand concerts worldwide. Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra have played two concerts with the New Mexico Philharmonic featuring Liebert’s music arranged by bassist, Jon Gagan. These two concerts, to date, have broken attendance records for the New Mexico Philharmonic. Ottmar Liebert has been nominated for five Grammy awards.


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An Evening with Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra, 11 September | Event in Seattle | AllEvents
An Evening with Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra
Thu, 11 Sep, 2025 at 07:30 pm