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Niklas Lukassen: Still Waters ft. Will Vinson, Tom
Cawley & Marc Michel!
Friday 12 June 2026
Bar 7 pm / music 8 pm
→ Tickets £15 on the door
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Niklas Lukassen feat. Will Vinson, Tom Cawley & Marc Michel: Still Waters – Album launch!
Renowned German born and New York seasoned bass
player Niklas Lukassen presents his new album ‘Still Waters’ in a special
international line up with Will Vinson on alto saxophone, Tom Cawley on piano
and Marc Michel on drums!
Still Waters received remarkable
international recognition, surfacing a many-layered artistic voice with a
distinctive musical vision. Released on Kurt Rosenwinkel's
Heartcore Records, it is a radiant display of Niklas Lukassen’s combined
talents as a bassist, composer and also a vocalist. With natural
improvisational flow, this group of outstanding creative individualists
produces pounding waves of raw energy and explores the unimagined depths that
underlie supposedly still waters.
Line up:
Will Vinson - alto saxophone
Tom Cawley - piano
Niklas Lukassen - upright bass
Marc Michel – drums
Niklas Lukassen accompanied performances with
artists such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mike Stern, Jorge Rossy, Norma Winstone, Tim
Garland, Jo Lawry, Will Vinson, and The New York Voices. Among the records he
played on is the Grammy Award–nominated album Some Days Are Better by the Kenny
Wheeler Legacy Project. He also sang in the German National Jazz Orchestra
(BuJazzO). He has toured widely, performing at venues such as the Lincoln
Center, John F. Kennedy Center, Southbank Centre, and the Berlin Philharmonie.
"Niklas Lukassen’s debut album Still Waters is
a strong offering. I am proud to be a part of this clear vision and glistening
sound. It’s a pleasure to hear some of the great musicians of the new
generation playing their best. Give it a listen and you’re sure to fall into
these still waters, that run deep" - Kurt Rosenwinkel
„A great bassist with very musical
instincts!“ - Mike Stern
“Niklas Lukassen clearly developed his own artistic
voice on his instrument and has a gift for jazz composition” - Richie
Beirach
www.niklaslukassen.com
www.instagram.com/niklas_lukassen
Video 1 (Niklas Lukassen ft. Ben Van Gelder, Kit
Downes & Francesco Ciniglio – “To Climb a Mountain”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIxynVaieQU