Lucas Haneman Bio
Music Experience
Started playing guitar by age 6, lucas, studyed guitar with Wayne Eagles (professional guitarist and music instructor at Carleton University) 8 years. Lucas has attending National Guitar Jazz Summit workshops in the US and many other music workshops in Canada including Jazzworks camps, CBC Galaxie Jazz Youth All-Stars, and Music Fest Canada Yamaha All Star Band. Now studying Jazz and Guitar at Concordia University in Montreal.
Ø Earl of March Concert Band (Bass)
Ø Earl of March pit band for musical (Guitar)
Ø Nepean All City Jazz Band (2nd year) (Guitar)
Ø Award wining Rock Band “Eppiphane” (leadguitar, back up vocals & co- song writer)
Ø Earl Of March Jr. Jazz Band
Ø Ottawa City Junior Jazz Band
Ø Public school jazz & concert bands grade 7 & 8
Ø Has performed in many different styles and venues across Canada.
CD’s “You Won’t Be Judged” By Eppiphane
Recorded at Pebble Studios & released July 2004
" New Beginning" released in 2007 made up of jazz and acoustic guitar.
Awards and Recognition
2007
2nd place winner in both jazz & acoustic guitar as well as the overall peoples chose winner at the Montreal Guitar Grand Prix.
2006
Ottawa Youth Sprit Award for Arts
Domenic Troiano Guitar Scolarship received on January 31 of this year.
2005
CBC Galaxie “Rising Star” award and Scholarship. Ottawa International Jazz festival, Best overall performance from Canadian Galaxy Jazz Youth All-Stars
“Outstanding Jazz Guitarist “ National Musicfest May 2005, Richmond B.C.
“Jazzworks Scholarship for Best Rhythm Section Player” National Musicfest May 2005 Richmond B.C.
“ Most Outstanding Soloist” Atlantic Band Festival May /05 Halifax NS
Scholarship to Berklee Collage, Boston Ma. 5 week summer program.
“ Bill Shuttleworth Memorial Scholarship” from the Ottawa International Jazz Festival awarded at Capital Region Music Festival Mach /05 Ottawa On.
2003 “ Honour Award” Capital Region Music Festival
2001 “ Outstanding Performance” Jazzworks scholarship awarded at CapitalMusic Festival
Quotes about Lucas:
“Haneman, a guitarist with an almost frighteningly broad stylistic reach and tone that ranged from clean and warm to distorted and aggressive”. ....John Kelman, All About Jazz Magazine, (July 12/05), Review of Ottawa International Jazz Festival
“He Comes up with improvisations that aren’t really from the guitar world. Out of this mix he is finding his personal voice” Neal Yorke-Slader, Director of the Nepean All City Jazz Band. Article by Shelley Page, Ottawa Citizen June 26/05.
“Every once in awhile there comes an exciting player in town (Ottawa), who you think is a young Charlie Parker or Miles Davis, or at least has that potential. Lucas is one of those guys, He’s simply amazing” Rob Frayne, jazz saxophonist, and Music instructor at Carleton University. Article by Shelly Page, Ottawa Citizen June 26/05
“I Really think he’ll end up being a very special musician that we hear about” Neal York-Slader, Director , Nepean All City Jazz Band. Article by Shelly Page, Ottawa Citizen June 26/05.