Drummer and teacher, born in 1978, active in the Italian jazz scene.
His career spans collaborations with esteemed artists on the European and American jazz circuit.
Collaborations
Luca has collaborated with leading jazz musicians, playing in Europe and America. Among them:
Randy Brecker, Kurt Elling, Steve Grossman, Oliver Lake, David Liebman, Don Menza, James
Thompson, Klaus Gesing, Michael Rosen, David Linx, Andy Gravish, Amir Elsaffar, Uli Beckerhoff,
Mike Applebaum, Robert Bonisolo, Jure Pukl, Julian Siegel, Jack Walrath, Marc Abrams, Yuri Goloubev,
Janek Gwizdala, Hadrien Feraud, John Taylor, Norma Winstone, Débo Ray, Shawn Monteiro, Barry
Finnerty,Fabrizio Bosso, Flavio Boltro, Mario Brunello, Pietro Tonolo, Maurizio Giammarco, Francesco
Bearzatti, Marco Tamburini, Ares Tavolazzi, Paolino Dalla Porta, Franco Cerri, Antonio Onorato, Glauco
Venier, Bruno Cesselli, Gianluca Carollo, Francesca Bertazzo, Mauro Ottolini, Zerorchestra, Orchestra
F.V.G. and XY Quartet.
Awards
Awards: "Lilian Caraian" Trieste 2003.
Prize: "Nazionale delle Arti" Rome 2004.
Prize "Jazz in Cantiere" Cremona 2005.
"Piacenza Jazz" Piacenza 2007 Award.
Award "Luca Flores" best soloist Barga 2010.
Top Jazz with XY Quartet for the magazine Musica Jazz 2017.
His discography includes more than 120 records, including two released under his own name: "Signs" and "A Journey in
Motian," a tribute to the compositions of Paul Motian.