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Lucas Gillan in The Velvet Lounge
Courtesy of Lucas Gillan | Posted on March 28, 2010
Where
The Velvet Lounge
When
Thu, April 1, 2010
8:30 am
At Door
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Musicians
Lucas Gillan
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Lucas Gillan's Many Blessings is a young jazz group that finds a home in the
craggy meeting point between clever composition and fiery improvisation.
Gillan plays drums and contributes all of the group's compositions and
arrangements, which owe a large debt to past jazz masters like Thelonious
Monk, Ornette Coleman and Charles Mingus, but also reflect his very
contemporary viewpoint on the jazz tradition. A Tucson, AZ native who grew
up playing as much punk, hardcore and indie rock as straight-ahead jazz,
Gillan brings a diverse set of influences to his playing, writing and ...