Ralf Krebs

QUALITY
The quality of music is what makes a difference. This guideline is key to the musical philosophy of Ralf Krebs whose own compositions embrace Latin-American music and Jazz. He manages to merge strict, classical, European patterns with the art of improvisation most impressively cultivated in American Jazz and tops it off with vivacious rhythms of Latin-America. His repertoire comes close to an auditory stroll over three continents.
IMAGINATIVENESS
His style is as versatile as adaptable but always highly distinctive and distinguishable. His ambitious compositions take us on a smooth journey. We are carried away by the all-embracing and amazing imaginative artistry of this Berlin-born guitarist. His music is as serene as confident, as sensitive as expressive and stimulates as well as tunes our imagination.
INTERPRETATION MEETS IMPROVISATION
The artist describes his music as a walk beween interpretation and improvisation. His completely rearranged Jazz standards (e.g. Chick Corea “Spain” and Chuck Mangione “Feels So Good”) seamlessly fit in with his own compositions. Ralf Krebs demonstrates that he is much more than a talented composer but must also be considered a blessed arranger and interpreter.
(T. Pigel)
“I see it as a big personal challenge, to expand the feasabilities of the guitar in my own compositions and arrangements. The more I explore new paths, the more ways, techniques and sounds are revealed to me, all lifting the guitar as an eminent instrument of Jazz on a higher level.“
(Ralf Krebs)