Luca Soul Rosenfeld — artist
Luca Soul Rosenfeld is a double bassist born and raised in New York City. A son of a painter and a bass baritone singer, he began studying music at age 8 when he took up the guitar. By age 14 his attention turned toward the acoustic bass while attending the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, where he played in the big band and the symphonic orchestra. In this period he became involved in the Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra, a Sunday performance program at the esteemed club on E27th Street. He received his Bachelors in Jazz Studies - bass performance at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music (class of 2014) on a merit scholarship. He has studied with great masters such as Bob Kranshaw, Reggie Workman, Drew Gress, Thomas Morgan, Joe Solomon, and Andy McKee. Luca has performed and recorded with eclectic artists such as Lew Soloff, Tony Malaby, Jon Irabagon, Daniel Carter, Salieu Suso, and Victory Boyd among others. He has toured with various ensembles in Switzerland, Greece, Spain, France, Belgium, South Korea, and New Zealand. He is a member of the Flux Project, led by Greek drummer Stephanos Chytiris featuring Belgian pianist Bram De Looze. They recorded their first album (Flux Project: PYRIN) in 2014 and tour in Greece annually. Since 2015, he has curated and produced an underground concert series in New York at The Treehouse, an interdisciplinary art space near Union Square. He also leads his own trio, The Luca Soul Trio featuring pianist Elias Stemeseder and drummer Billy Mintz. Luca currently resides in his home town of Forest Hills, Queens with his wife, pianist and vocalist Kelly Green. Together, they are Green Soul and they can be heard weekly all around NYC.