Armin Heitz, born ‘59, solo guitar, combines the genius of Django
Reinhardt with the refinement of the American mainstream. Stylistic
agility and polished technique are his trademarks.
He started to
play the guitar at eleven and had his first public appearances at thirteen.
Hard work and single-mindedness helped him become one of the greats
of his genre. His virtuosity and his energy-charged, swinging
choruses are among the highlights of every concert, in which
he demonstrates his technical capabilities.
Models such as
Django Reinhardt, Pat Martino, Joe Pass or George Benson, as well as
interactions with many musicians, have colored his very individual style.
Whether solo lines, octaves or chord soloes - the vitality of his interpretational
and improvisational spirit is always evident.
Armin Heitz has many radio and television performances behind him, and has made
a name for himself in numerous tours throughout Europe. He has won
recognition both from the music press and from fellow musicians in
Germany and abroad. He was certainly one of the highlights
at the famous ROM-SOM Festival of 1996 in Budapest, he shone at the Django Reinhardt
Festival in Samois-sur-Seine and in appearances in Madrid. And he is
much in demand for concerts of famous jazz musicians - for example
he has appeared on the stage beside Martin Taylor, Birelli Lagrene, Häncshe
Weiss, Joe Sachse and Zipflo Reinhardt.
