Lucas Phillips, Bass
Composer, musician, writer, arranger
About me
I am an upright and electric bassist, composer, arranger, and writer in Somerville, MA. Fluent in R&B, jazz, funk, Motown, folk, reggae, French/English, hip-hop.
Seeking new directions for the modern big band.
Charles Mingus meets Olivier Messiaen meets Luther Vandross and Otis Redding.
I also write about music for the Boston Globe (linked):
Newport Jazz Festival too funky for yachts
Esperanza Spalding, the good witch
Terence Blanchard steps into the firing line
A fall harvest from the freshest voices in jazz
....and the Boston Musical Intelligencer (linked):
The human form, heroic and mundane
Where to find me:
Wally's (Boston), Lilypad (Cambridge), Beebop (Boston), Drift (Gloucester), Far from the Tree Cider (Salem), Tamper (Medford), private parties, weddings, occasionally the front page of the Boston Globe.
2019 Shows
UPCOMING
August 14 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA): 7-9
August 13 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA): 8-11
September 7 - Atwoods Tavern (Cambridge, MA): 4-6
September 20 - The Beebop (Boston, MA): 7-10
September 25 - Bella Luna & the Milky Way (Boston, MA): 6:30-9
PAST
August 10 - NicoBella's Restaurant (Providence, RI)
August 8 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)
August 8 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
August 7 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
August 6 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)
August 4 -Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
August 3 - Gilda's Stone Rooster (Marion, MA)
August 1 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
July 31 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
July 30 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)
July 27 - Cheng Du (Westborough, MA)
July 25 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)
July 24 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
July 21 - Courtland Club (Providence, RI)
July 20 - Gilda's Stone Rooster (Marion, MA)
July 18 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)
July 17 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
July 16 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)
July 14 - Courtland Club (Providence, RI)
July 11 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)
July 10 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
July 9 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)
June 26 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
June 22 - Fête de la Musique/Hayes Park (Boston, MA)
June 20 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)
June 19 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
June 13 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)
June 12 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
June 11 - Peregrine @ Juliet (Somerville, MA)
June 8 - Gilda's Stone Rooster (Marion, MA)
June 5 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
June 2 - Courtland Club (Providence, RI)
May 31 - DRIFT Cafe (Gloucester, MA)
May 29 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
May 25 - Gilda's Stone Rooster (Marion, MA)
May 26 - Courtland Club (Providence, RI)
May 21 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)
May 16 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)
May 14 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)
May 4 - DRIFT Cafe (Gloucester, MA)
May 1 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
April 27 NicoBella's (Providence, RI)
April 17 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
April 13 - DRIFT Cafe (Gloucester, MA)
April 10 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
April 9 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)
April 2-6 Merrimack College (Andover, MA)
March 20 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
March 19 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)
March 13 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
March 12 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)
Feb. 27 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
Feb. 26 - The Beebop (Boston, MA)
Feb. 13 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
Feb. 10 - Art Lounge (Arlington, MA)
Jan. 30 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
Jan. 29 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)
Jan. 17 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
Jan. 11 Brigham & Women's Hospital (Boston, MA)
Jan. 10 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
Jan. 9 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
Jan. 8 - GrandTen Distillery (South Boston, MA)
Jan. 3 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)
Dec. 29 - DRIFT Cafe (Gloucester, MA)
Last thoughts...
I write about music to cast light on how music operates on the world.
I write music to cast light.
Music I Love
