Krüger Brothers Biography The Krüger Brothers have been dazzling audiences throughout Europe with their incomparable art of performing

Born and raised in Switzerland, Jens and Uwe Kruger have been performing professionally since 1973. After playing for twenty years throughout Europe in various styles and venues, Uwe on guitar and Jens on banjo, the brothers invited bassist Joel Landsberg to join them, and the three musicians formed the acoustic trio audiences around the world know as the Kruger Brothers.

Kruger Brothers performances are exciting, calming, entertaining and spontaneous, reflecting their sheer joy in playing music. Their virtuoso playing combined with the manner in which they interact with each other and with their audience makes their music uniquely special. The Kruger Brothers' musical style defies definition, encompassing all styles of music through their personal individual development, classical European musical influences, and love of the American spirit. Combine it all together and the result is what can only be described as new American music.

Since 1997, Uwe, Jens, and Joel have appeared regularly in the United States at numerous festivals which include such prestigious events as Merlefest, Doc Watson Music Fest, Wayne Henderson Festival, Walnut Valley Festival, Greyfox, Festival of the Bluegrass, Wings and Strings, IBMA, Festival for the Eno, Oklahoma Int'l Bluegrass Festival, and WEFest. Performances at hundreds of arts council and theater concerts plus appearances on national and international radio and television have earned the Brothers the love of audiences and the respect of the music industry worldwide. They have performed with many popular artists, including Willie Nelson, Bela Fleck, Doc Watson, Ricky Scaggs, Gillian Welch, Nickel Creek, Bill Monroe, Peter Rowan, Tony Rice, Vassar Clements, Alison Brown, and Vince Gill, among others.

Since moving to North Carolina permanently in the fall of 2003, the Kruger Brothers, along with their technical director Philip Zanon, who manages their record label, Double Time Music, Inc., have concentrated their efforts on performing year-round throughout the United States. A highlight of their career arrived in June 2007 when they performed with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra to present the world premiere of Music from the Spring: A Romantic Serenade for Banjo, Guitar, Bass & Orchestra. Jens wrote the orchestral score for this world premiere, fulfilling a lifelong ambition. The concert was a tremendous success, and was recorded for DVD (currently being edited for release later this season).

It was through the collaboration with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) that the Kruger Brothers first met Susan Jonason, BSO Executive Director. Susan was instrumental in providing the Krugers with opportunities in Maine to perform and promote the new work. She also worked with many of her local colleagues to develop a pilot program for students that combined the Kruger Brothers performing with regional fiddling groups throughout central and western Maine during the 06-07 school year. During the summer of 2007, when she announced she would be leaving the orchestra to pursue new interests, the Kruger Brothers invited Sue to join the band as their agent and publicist, establishing a branch office in Maine.