Luke Koszanski

Guitar player

Luke Koszański's music is shaped by his father's blues and rock music, and the diverse international artists he has played with such as Ali Birra, Mahmoud Ahmed, Nhatty man (Ethiopia) Yusupha Ngum (Gambia), The Black Sistaz (West Papua), Purbayan Chatterjee and Sheldon D'silva (India). Luke is also lead guitarist of The Senegambian Jazz band, whose debut album won Best Global Act for The Age Music Awards.

Luke continues to play regularly in Melbourne, most recently as part of “SENES Flamenco Trio” and “Solquemia Guitar Duo”, touring regionally and interstate across Australia.

Events

Past event

PaaNi: Where the Rivers Meet

Fri 4 Aug 2023 - Sun 13 Aug 2023

Presented by MAV in conjunction with Jay Dabgar, PaaNi: “where the rivers meet” is a musical collaboration between some of the finest musicians of Melbourne, uniting with the amazing sitar-exponent Pandit Purbayan Chatterjee from India. Through collaborative efforts, the musicians aim to infuse the sounds of the traditional North Indian, SouthIndian with the contemporary Western Jazz and Blues music-styles.

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