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Since leaving his rock band Eppiphane last summer, Lucas has been busy with many projects including lots of solo gigs around the Ottawa area, playing a combination of jazz standards, as well as a lot of his own acoustic guitar tunes.

Another major activity has been playing with theMaria Hawkins Band since September. Maria is well known around the Ottawa area as a great singer, perfromer as well as for her Blues in the Schools program and many other charity causes that she supports. Maria's band is made up of seasoned professionals that play mostly blues as well as some pop and rock tunes. Along with Maria, the band plays many charity events such as the Ottawa United-Way kick-off and the Mayor’s walk, you can also see the band perform at blues clubs in the Ottawa area. You can find out more about Maria and her band at www.blueslady.com

Lucas is back with the Napean All City Jazz Band for a 3^rd year. The band which is well known across Canada is made up of some of the best young musicians from the Ottawa area. NACJB plays many gigs around Ottawa including the Ottawa International Jazz Festival, and the Governor Generals Summer Concert program. Ahead for this year there is also a tour of Ontario and competing in the National Musicfest event, where the band have always come back with a gold standard. The band is beginning to gear-up for another busy season.