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Pete Lukas

I was Born in Karvina in the former Czechoslovakia, August 5th, 1963, I was always interested in music from an early age. When I was 10 I was given a clarinet, which was not my first choice, I wanted a saxophone but the price was prohibitive so I played the clarinet until I was 15, when I was given a school saxophone to practice and start having lessons. Whilst at art college in Cambridge, I was first exposed to jazz, and bought my first saxophone, I started having lessons with Kevin Flanagan an American who used to play with amongst others, Tommy Chase in the 80's, he hipped me to Bird, Rollins, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Hank Mobley and Coltrane, luckily the college where I was studying had a music department, so I was able to take advantage of their sizeable jazz collection and get to know the music of some of the greats

The Missing Song

By Gergo Borlai

Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Billy; Gary; Dennis; Keith; Steve; Kirk; Peter; Terry; Vinnie.

Arrival

By Pete Lukas

Label: Bopcentric Music
Released: 2007
Track listing: Luminescence; Stockholm Sweetnin

Pete Lukas: Arrival

by Jerry D'Souza
October 12, 2007

Pete Lukas marks his arrival on CD with his sails set firmly in the mainstream. He plays the baritone saxophone, having gravitated to the instrument from alto and tenor. Lukas, a web designer by profession, first became interested in jazz when he was in Cambridge , England studying art. He upped the intensity of his musical ...