Björn Lücker
Björn Lücker (born February 12, 1967 in Lübeck ) is a German jazz musician ( drums , also composition ).
Live and act
Lücker, who has been active in the Hamburg music scene since the 1980s, studied jazz drums at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater . In 1991 he played in Anthony Braxton's Creative Music Ensemble ( Ton Art Hamburg , HatHut ). In the following years he worked a. a. with Jens Thomas and Stefan Weeke in the Trio Triocolor , with whom he won the Europ 'Jazz Contest Belgium '94, also in the Jazzhaus Orchestra ( Hamburg album ), with Theo Travis and the Ralph Reichert / Jerry Tilitz Quintet. Around 2003 he recorded the solo album Aquarian Drum Song . With Lutz Büchner and Philipp Steen he played in the Trio Connex; with Jan Roder and Henrik Walsdorff he formed the formation The Most .
He also worked with Gary Peacock Walter Norris , Benny Bailey , Howard Johnson , Jimmy Woode , Simon Nabatov , Nils Wogram , Wolfgang Schlüter , Elliott Sharp , Dusko Goykovich and the NDR Bigband / Dieter Glawischnig , the hr-Bigband , and the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg / Ingo Metzmacher . Currently (2018) he directs the Björn Lücker Aquarian Jazz Ensemble , with Buggy Braune , Claas Ueberschär , Giorgi Kiknadze and Anna-Lena Schnabel . Other current projects are "Winnitzki, Hughes and Lücker play Monk" with Matthäus Winnitzki and John Hughes and the "Duo Schickentanz / Lücker" with Andreas Schickentanz. In addition to jazz, Lücker worked in the field of classical music, experimental music, improvised music and modern rock and crossover projects as well as lyric settings.
Web links
- Web presence
- Björn Lücker at Allmusic (English)
- Björn Lücker at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lücker, Björn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübeck |