Lionel Loueke

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Upcoming concerts

Brno-střed, Cabaret des Péchés Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke

Past concerts

Lionel Loueke Praha 2 – Nové Město, New Town Hall Lionel Loueke
Lionel Loueke & Friends Brno-střed, Cabaret des Péchés Lionel Loueke & Friends
Lionel Loueke & Luboš Soukup Praha 1, Divadlo X10 Lionel Loueke & Luboš Soukup
Dave Holland & Aziza Praha 5 – Smíchov, Jazz Dock Dave Holland & Aziza
Kevin Hays & Lionel Loueke Brno, Concert Hall of Brno Philharmonic Kevin Hays & Lionel Loueke
Kevin Hays & Lionel Loueke Praha 5 – Smíchov, Jazz Dock Kevin Hays & Lionel Loueke

Videos

Lionel Loueke  Molika (Ft. John Ellis & Cyro Baptista)  0 5 3:52 0 ×

About Lionel Loueke

Starting out on vocals and percussion, Lionel Loueke picked up the guitar late, at age 17. After his initial to exposure to jazz in Benin, he left to attend the National Institute of Art in nearby Ivory Coast. In 1994 he left Africa to pursue jazz studies at the American School of Modern Music in Paris, then went to the U.S. on a scholarship to Berklee College of Music. From there, Loueke gained acceptance to the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, where he encountered his Gilfema bandmates Biolcati, Nemeth, Parlato and other musicians with whom he would form lasting creative relationships.

After graduating from Berklee College of Music, Lionel Loueke was accepted to the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in Los Angeles where he had the opportunity to study his greatest mentors: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Terence Blanchard. Soon after his time at the Monk Institute, Lionel Loueke began focusing exclusively on nylon-string acoustic guitar, an instrument on which he's developed a signature voice.

Praised by his mentor Herbie Hancock as “a musical painter,” Lionel Loueke combines harmonic sophistication, soaring melody, a deep knowledge of African music, and conventional and extended guitar techniques to create a warm and evocative sound of his own.

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