Niklas Lukassen TRIO

Niklas Lukassen impresses with his painterly sense of instrumental lyrics on both the double bass and the bass guitar. Characteristic for his personal sound are his affinity for the unbundled bass guitar, as well as his pelectrum-played inserts on the double bass. An elementary part of his still young career lies in New York, where he completed his master's degree with a full scholarship at the Manhattan School of Music under his mentor Ron Carter. His collaborators included among others. Mike Stern, Jorge Rossy, Oz Noy, Richie Beirach and Joe Lovano.

Home to several musical worlds, he also develops into an increasingly indispensable part of the jazz scene in Berlin, with a sound that also radiates an enormous potential as a bandleader. His life as a musician has already taken him on tours to China, Malaysia, the Arab world, the USA and large parts of Europe. These include iconic venues such as Lincoln Center, Beacon Theatre, John F. Kennedy Center, the Berlin Philharmonic and some of New York’s most historic jazz clubs.

With his forthcoming leader debut album Still Waters Run Deep, Niklas Lukassen hears deep inside and reveals a multifaceted sound world. In this program he reflects on his personal journey of the last turbulent years between New York and Berlin. He addresses current topics of change in poetic form and thus deals with the pandemic, climate change and his own artistic metamorphosis.