Andreas Willers
chitarra, banjo
Jazz, Improvisationsmusik
Andreas Willers has gained a reputation as an exceptional guitar player with an incredibly rich stylistic background. The impressive technical and tonal options at his disposal are carried by a great feeling for form and emotional power. His debut release was a solo recording for the famous FMP label in 1981. He has worked with Paul Bley, Urs Leimgruber, Achim Kaufmann a. m. m. since then and can be heard on more than 40 albums for labels such as Enja, JazzHausMusik, Leo Records etc. under his own name, in cooperative bands and as a sideman. Also works on different forms of improvised music and as a composer.
- 'Andreas Willers combines different techniques, worlds of sounds and traditions into his own sound, which is easily identifiable despite it‘s broad range' the RoRoRo Jazz Lexicon
- 'Andreas Willers is one of the most imaginative electric guitarists on the planet.' Jazzthetik