"Armandos Rumba", originally composed by jazz piano virtuoso Chick Corea, arranged for 2 guitars by Andre Krengel, performed in duet with Roland Krause .
Born in a small village outside Bonn, Germany Andre Krengel is mainly self taught guitarist. As a child, he became influenced by recordings collected by his parents 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 started learning chords and melodies and quickly reached a good technical level. At the age of 17, he started gigging with local bands – playing blues, rock and Neo Classical Hard Rock. Two years later Andre discovered his passion for acoustic guitar and jazz music. He took jazz guitar lessons from Gregor Salz and started studying jazz & Pop music at the conservatory of Arnhem in the Netherlands. Through next years Andre traveled a lot, playing gigs and small concerts in Spain and the South France. He also spent two years in Miami & Florida, touring with the Ft. Lauderdale based band “The Orphans“ and performing with Leon Wilkinson & the new line up of Lynnard Skynnard, in Jacksonville.
Since returning to Germany Andre has been involved in many different projects. He was frequently asked to back up singers in concerts and TV -Shows – like Rod Stewart and Gloria Gaynor, Deidra Jones as well as several German-based artists. In 2005 founded his own band “Acoustic Embassy“ which now tours widely throughout Europe.
Sheridan5 years ago