At the age of 6, Lucas Haneman started playing the guitar, originally focusing on roots styles such as folk and blues, but he began delving into jazz and alternative rock as a teenager.  Today all of these influences still make up the fabric of his sound on the guitar and the other instruments he plays (including mandolin, banjo, bass and drums).

 

While in high school Haneman received a CBC Galixy Rising star Award at the 2005 Ottawa International Jazz festival.  In 2010 he graduated from Concordia University with a BFA in Jazz Studies (where he received the prestigious Oscar Peterson scholarship in 2008, and more recently he has been a 2 time winner of the Ottawa Blues Challenge, a 2018 maple blues nominee, and along with Megan Laurence, will be competing (for the 2nd time) at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis (January 2020).

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Over the past few years Lucas Haneman has developed a reputation as a fiery guitar wielding force to be reckoned with, and a creative ever evolving songwriter with a unique and exciting sound.  His project "The Lucas Haneman Express" was founded in 2014, and had a top 5 Canadian roots album in 2019 with "Catch The Westbound". LHE features Lucas (on guitar and lead vocals), Megan Laurence (co-lead vocals), Martin Newman (bass and vocals), and Val Nehovora (drums). 

 

LHE have releaced 3 full length albums to date including their debut CD "Welcome Aboard" (in April 2015), their critically acclaimed sophomore album "Tearing Up the Rails" (in December 2016), and their top 5 "Canadian Roots Music Report" album "Catch The Westbound" .  " (in April 2019). Both Tearing Up The Rails" and "Catch The Westbound" have received extensive airplay and universally positive reviews worldwide. 

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Haneman has toured Canada with different projects, as well as performing on world famous Beale Street in Memphis TN, Pubs in London England, L.A., Nashville, and New York City (just to name a few).

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Lucas Haneman has opened for or performed alongside musicians in a range of styles including The Dave Matthews Band, the late great Jeff Healy, Legendary bluesman Robert Cray, The Down Childs Blues Band, jazz trombonist Curtis Fuller, saxophonist David Newman, Canadian jazz legend Guido Basso, Australian bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, former Allman Brothers guitarist Jack Pearson, blues legend James Cotton, Canadian finger style guitarist Don Ross, Canadian rock band Sloan, and singer songwriters Terry Kelly and David Usher.  Along with Megan Laurence, he also had the honor of recording with legendary producer  Rob Fraboni (who has produced artists including Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Band, and many more).