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Luca Luciano

Friday, 02 March 2012
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"Luca Luciano is a noted Italian clarinettist and composer who now makes his home in London, having developed an enviable reputation as an instrumental virtuoso around the UK and overseas via recordings and concert hall appearances" (Musician Magazine)
 Internationally recognised for his groundbreaking contributions to contemporary clarinet music, extremely appreciated by the International Clarinet association, "Luciano has established himself as the friendly face of contemporary clarinet" according to the Clarinet & Saxophone Society of Great Britain. His latest album "Partenope" is receiving praises in three continents (BBC Radio, Jazzradio.com, CRN Australia nationwide, in Brazil and South America, RTE national broadcaster of Ireland and radios around Europe) including a number of interviews for the press and on radio. 
The new album "Partenope" , contemporary music for solo clarinet, by the Italian clarinettist/composer Luca Luciano is now out ( "Masterful Clarinet!" by Musician Magazine). Continuing the journey started with the album "Neapolis" (Red Kite Records, 2005) and "Clarinet" (MCPS, 2008-2010), the compositions (all Lucianos) included in this release are also part of an on-going academic research that focuses on extended techniques for the contemporary repertoire and new music for solo clarinet that Luciano has also presented during the masterclasses and workshops he holds around th...
We are pleased to introduce Luca Luciano, clarinetist and composer, who is a "classically trained Italian virtuoso resident in London" ("Jazz UK"). He is also Professor of both jazz and classical Clarinet at the Leeds College of Music and is very much appreciated in the UK and overseas for his unique style ("Jazz Journal International" defined it as avant garde), and the quality of his compositions also quoted in books abo …
Luca Luciano is very much appreciated in the UK and overseas for his unique style and the quality of his compositions ("Masterful Clarinet" by Musician Magazine) and this latest project keeps faith to his uncompromised and sometimes controversial approach to jazz and the will to experiment and promote contemporary music. Luciano strongly believes in the "internet revolution" and the chance it gives to independent artists. His latest recordings "Clarinet", i

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