Lucas Phillips, Bass

Composer, musician, writer, arranger

Jake Blount and Emma Joy

"Dangerous"

The LP Ternary

Reciprocity Collaborative

About me

I am an upright and electric bassist, composer, arranger, and writer in Dorchester, 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

Is it worth hearing twice?

Where to find me:

The bandstand and the Boston Globe

2020 Shows

UPCOMING

Shows on hold due to COVID-19

PAST 2020 Shows

March 12 - Luna Theater (Lowell, MA)

March 11 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

March 10 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

March 4 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

March 3 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Feb. 25 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Feb. 19 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Feb. 18 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Feb. 16 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Feb. 11 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Feb. 5 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Feb. 4 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Jan 30 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Jan 28 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Jan. 22- Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Jan. 21 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA): 8-11

Jan. 18 - Yvonne's (Boston, MA)

Jan. 16 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Jan. 15 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Jan. 14 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Jan. 9 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Jan. 8 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Jan. 7 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Jan. 5 - Courtland Club (Providence, MA)

Jan. 2 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Jan. 1 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

2019 SHOWS

Dec. 31 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Dec. 29 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Dec. 17 - The Jungle (Somerville, MA)

Dec. 13 - Outpost 186 (Cambridge, MA)

Dec. 11 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Dec. 10 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Dec. 6 - Lilypad (Cambridge, MA)

Dec. 5 - Revolution Hotel (Boston, MA)

Dec. 3 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Nov. 27 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Nov. 26 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Nov. 22 - The Bebop (Boston, MA)

Nov. 19 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Nov. 15 - Dedham Sq. Coffeehouse (Dedham, MA)

Nov. 13 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Nov. 12 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Nov. 9 - Blue (Portland, ME)

Nov. 7 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)

Nov. 2 - Gilda's Stone Rooster (Marion, MA)

Oct. 30 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Oct. 26 - The Bebop (Boston, MA)

Oct. 24 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)

Oct. 22 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Oct. 18 - Harvard Business School (Boston, MA)

Oct. 17 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)

Oct. 16 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Oct. 15 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Oct. 13 - Courtland Club (Providence, RI)

Oct. 10 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)

Oct. 10 - Aeronaut Brewing Company (Somerville, MA)

Oct. 3 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)

Oct. 2 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Oct. 1 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Sept. 28 - Haymarket (Boston, MA)

Sept. 26 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)

Sept. 25 - Bella Luna & the Milky Way (Boston, MA)

Sept. 24 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Sept. 20 - The Bebop (Boston, MA)

Sept. 19 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)

Sept. 18 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Sept. 17 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Sept. 12 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)

Sept. 11 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Sept. 10 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Sept. 8 - Courtland Club (Providence, RI)

Sept. 7 - Atwoods Tavern (Cambridge, MA)

Sept. 5 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)

Sept. 5 - The Beebop (Boston, MA)

Sept. 4 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Sept. 3 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Sept. 1 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Aug. 29 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)

Aug. 28 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Aug. 27 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Aug. 22 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)

Aug. 22 - SuperFoodie Station (Newton, MA)

Aug. 21 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Aug. 20 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Aug. 18 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Aug. 14 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Aug. 13 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Aug. 10 - NicoBella's Restaurant (Providence, RI)

Aug. 8 - Comedy Studio (Somerville, MA)

Aug. 8 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Aug. 7 - Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Aug. 6 - Virtuosity (Boston, MA)

Aug. 4 -Wally's Jazz Cafe (Boston, MA)

Aug. 3 - Gilda's Stone Rooster (Marion, MA)

Aug. 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 Bebop (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)