Lucian Ban

Lucian Ban
Brooklyn, NY
Grant amount: $6,170

About the Artist

Called “A name to watch" by The Guardian and “one of the most gifted pianists to move to New York" (B. Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery), Lucian Ban is a Transylvanian born, NYC based pianist & composer known for his amalgamations of Transylvanian folk with improvisation, for his mining of 20th Century European classical music with jazz, and for his pursue of a modern chamber jazz ideal. His music has been described as “emotionally ravishing" (Nate Chinen, New York Times/WBGO), a “triumph of emotional and musical communication" (All About Jazz), “Unorthodox but mesmeringly beautiful" (The Guardian) and as holding an “alluring timelessness and strong life-force" (Downbeat Magazine). Lucian Ban has released 20 albums under his name for labels such as ECM, Sunnyside Records, CIMP, Clean Feed featuring a wide array of ensembles and some of the most important jazz musicians of today. His latest album, “Ways of Disappearing”, is a piano solo recording to be released by Sunnyside Records. For more info visit www.lucianban.com