Lucas Santana 5tet - Reflections (September 2021)

Versatility, energy and musicality define Lucas Figueiredo Santana, 1993. Saxophone and flute player, the young Brazilian musician based in Amsterdam has shown a unique way to express himself through music, crossing over the Brazilian samba-jazz, Bossa Nova and Choro with Jazz.

International award winning musician such as Downbeat student award 2021, Keep an Eye Records - 2020 and and Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation - 2016, Lucas had the chance to share stage with big names of the jazz and Brazilian scene, for example Miguel Zenón, Dick Oatts, Seamus Blake, Jasper Blom, Hermeto Pascoal, Metropole Orkest and Four Tops and Temptations.

For the coming year Lucas is dedicating his time to the release his debut album named "Reflections" and will be out on April 23rd. “Reflections” is an album composed and recorded during the lockdown period of 2020 due to the Covid-19 world crises and aims to deliver some of Lucas’ personal reflections of himself and of the world through his music.

1. Intro 03:11

2. Heritage 06:16

3. Dear George 06:26

4. Trouble Maker 06:45

5. As if we were just friends 06:52

6. Alma 07:12

7. Around the world 07:48

Lucas Santana: Alto saxophone and compositions

Tijs Klaassen: Double Bass

Tim Hennekes: Drums

Davor Stehlik: Guitar

Jetse de Jong: Piano

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Josse van der Schaft Trio - Hollow (FATTORIA MUSICA 2018)

(“Beautiful music!

Finally music again where it’s not about superficial effects but instead resolves around real improvisation, melodies, tension curves and honesty”)

Florian Weber, pianist

We – Augustas Baronas on drums, Tijs Klaassen on double bass and Josse van der Schaft on piano – recorded our debut album titled Hollow last summer in Osnabrück, Germany. We’ll be releasing the album on February 2nd 2018 with the newly founded German label Fattoria Musica Records.

We’ve attended the Conservatory of Amsterdam and Boyer College of Music in Philadelphia and met while  studying in the Master program of the Conservatory in Amsterdam in 2016. While playing our original material it is our goal is to find a balance between intensity and playfulness, simplicity and expressiveness. Hollow consists out of originals by the band leader, and is inspired by classical music from the 20th century (amongst others Alban Berg, Olivier Messiaen and Maurice Ravel) and contemporary European jazz music (amongst others Kenny Wheeler and Harmen Fraanje).

1 Hollow 5:33

2 Love Always 7:12

3 Celiaans 5:37

4 Hoep Oost 1:23

5 Bambino 5:22

6 Soma 6:21

7 Hoep West 1:35

8 Maison Rouge 4:40

9 True 4:51

Josse van der Schaft piano

Tijs Klaassen double bass

Augustas Baronas drums