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Hans Luchs

Hans Luchs is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader based in New York City. He has performed in settings from small jazz clubs to large outdoor festivals and concert halls, and has toured with eight-time Grammy winner Pepe Aguilar. He has also performed with Motown legend Martha Reeves, "Daughter of the Blues" Shirley King, and many celebrated jazz artists from New York and around the world.
Luchs got his start in Chicago, where his first steady gig was Sundays at the Velvet Lounge with drummer Isaiah Spencer's band. He went on to play the Auditorium Theatre, The Green Mill, Buddy Guy's Legends, and The Jazz Showcase, and weeks before moving to New York in 2017, he played the Chicago Jazz Festival with Gustavo Cortiñas.
In New York he has played Citi Field, the BRIC festival at the Lena Horne Bandshell, Smalls, Mezzrow, Minton's Playhouse, Ornithology, and The Django

Awakening

By Andrew Vogt

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Awakening; Wes' Waltz; Hammerspace; Dusk; Dark Blues; Bass Etude #1; Eleanor Rigby.

The Spell is Broken

By Hans Luchs

Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Azizam; Your Truth or the Truth; Rostam; Incongruent Thoughts; Hang Hostage; The Spell is Broken; Close Quarters; Overdue.

Azizam

March 3, 2025

Album: The Spell is Broken
By Hans Luchs
Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 05:17

New Releases From Sarmiento, Despommier, Shovaly & More

by Bob Osborne
February 20, 2025

New and more recognisable faces from the jazz world combine to create a varied playlist of recent and forthcoming releases. The variety of material on offer demonstrates the wealth of excellent music out there. Established musicians explore new avenues and newcomers honour the Jazz tradition.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Lucia Sarmiento “Dreamland" from Escape (Self ...

Billy Higgins, Hank Jones, Benny Green & Carl Allen

by Joe Dimino
February 9, 2025

We launch the 892nd episode of Neon Jazz with a true jazz veteran--Carl Allen--who's back with his first album in decades. Tippin' (2025) marks his triumphant return, all while he continues shaping the next generation of jazz as the Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. This hour is packed with stories from ...

Meet Marina Albero

by Cheryl K.
February 6, 2025

In this hour, an interview with multi-instrumentalist/keyboardist, composer, and educator Marina Albero. Her current self-release is A Nomad of Sound. Playlist Michael Buckley “That's All Fowlkes" from EBB and FLOW (Livia) 5:24 Renee Rosnes “Essa Mulher (feat. Joyce Moreno)" from Crossing Paths (Smoke Sessions) 4:42 Jay D'Amico “Giant Steps" from Melodia: Jazz Under Glass ...

Harry Drabkin, Jacob Wutzke, Jackson Potter, Liz Cole and more

by Benjamin Boddie
February 5, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Harry Drabkin, Jacob Wutzke, Jackson Potter, Liz Cole, Joe Syrian, Renee Rosnes, Benjie Porecki, Allegra Levy, Scott Hamilton, Peter Erskine, Carl Allen, Steve Johns, David Caffey, Claire Martin, Jenny Hill, Theoretical Planets, Rick Roe, Judy Wexler, Eugenie Jones, Dave Stryker, MTB, Dan Moretti and more. Playlist Harry Drabkin ...

Hans Luchs: The Spell is Broken

by Artur Moral
January 24, 2025

The third record by NYC-based guitarist Hans Luchs arrives six years after his praiseworthy--but largely overlooked--sophomore release, Until Next Time (Self Produced, 2018). As with that album, the Chicagoan embraces the well-known motto of “less is more," distilling his guitar expertise and writing talent into less than forty minutes across eight new original compositions.

Andrew Vogt: Awakening

by Glenn Astarita
August 5, 2024

Chicago-based Andrew Vogt's Awakening is a profound exploration of the bass guitar's potential as a melodic and rhythmic force. The album highlights Vogt's exceptional musicianship and compositional skill as he delves into a rich sonic palette. It is a jazz album that feels like a musical journey through a dreamscape, where each track is a different ...