BIOGRAPHY

During his high school years, Simon was a young student at the HMF-Weimar, where he studied with Christian von der Goltz. In 2017, he began studying jazz music at the HMT Leipzig under Michael Wollny and Frank Chastenier. Over the following years, he performed at the „Leipziger Jazztage,“ the „Enjoy Jazz Festival,“ and the „Unerhört Festival,“ and toured Europe with various bands.

In 2022, he won the Central German Jazz Prize, and in 2023, he received the Jazz Nachwuchspreis (Jazz Newcomer Prize) from the City of Leipzig.

His previous releases have been with renowned labels such as „IntaktRecords“ (Karawane 2022 – Günter Baby Sommer & The Lucaciu 3) and „HATHUT“ (STRG + X) with his trio. Recently, Lucaciu released the duo album MomentOfSurrender with saxophonist Christopher Kunz.

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