Biography (EN)
Born 21. October 1988 in Žilina (SK). After finishing his study at Conservatory in Zilina, he was accepted to Royal Academy of Music Aarhus, (DK) (2008/2009), majoring in classical trumpet under Christian Steenstrup and Martin Schuster. At the same time he was studied jazz trumpet under Jakob Buchanan. Lukas continued his studies at Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně (CZ) (2009/2010) under prof. Jan Broda in classical music and under prof. Jan Pribil in jazz interpretation. Later he went to study in Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Szymanowskiego Katowice (PL ) (2010/2011) at department of classical music under prof. Stanislaw Dziewior and department of jazz music under Piotr Wojtasik. Currently, Lukas is studying jazz interpretation at Janacek Academy in Brno under prof. Juraj Bartoš. From October 2013 he start study on City of Vienna University in class of Jörg Engels. In 2014 Lukas start jazz master study on Janacek Academy of Art Brno and he finish Master degree in 2016.
Awards
2005 - 1. place in I. category and allover winner in trumpet competition of Conservatories Slovakia.
2007 - 1. place in II. category in trumpet competition of Conservatories Slovakia
2007 - 1. place in international festival of brass orchestras Rybnik 2007, Poland.
2012 - Price for convincing interpretation, competition new Faces of Slovak jazz
2012 - Lukáš Oravec Quartet - Highest price - for sophisticated collective playing, competition new Faces of Slovak jazz
2014 - The debut album "Introducing Lukas Oravec Quartet" won prize ESPRIT 2013 awards, best slovak jazz album of year.
2016 - The album "Kulosaari" nominated for Radio Head Award
2017 - The album "Ali" nominated for Radio Head Award
2017 - The album "Ali" Lukas Oravec Quartet feat Bob Mintzer won prize Esprit 2016 awards, best slovak jazz album of year.
2021 - The album "Light of Blue" won prize Radio_Head Award for best slovak jazz album of year.
2022 - The album "Movin' Spirit" won prize Radio_Head Award for best slovak jazz album of year.
2022 - The album "Movin' Spirit" won prize Esprit Awards, best slovak jazz album of year.
2023 - The Ladislav Martoník Award
Lukas worked with big bands, such as RAMA Big Band – Denmark under the leadership of Jens Christian Jensena, Geir Lysne or Ian McDougall. He is member of Czech Radio Gustav Brom Big Band and Big Band of Matus Jakabcic. The ‘Lukáš Oravec Quartet’ was established in early 2012, their quality immediately attracting the attention of jazz enthusiasts. The band played many club gigs and at many festivals all over Europe. The Quartet won the highest prize "Young Faces of Slovak Jazz" and also "prize for interpretation performance" for the leader of the band. In 2013 they released a debut album "Introducing Lukáš Oravec Quartet", which won the prize ESPRIT 2013 for the best Slovak album of the year. The second album called ‘Piotrology’ was released in 2015 and features the US saxophone player Vincent Herring. Third album „Kulosaari“ was nominated for prize Radioheads Award 2015. New album „ALI“ feat Bob Mintzer was nominated for prize Radioheads Award 2017 and won the prize ESPRIT 2016 for best albu of year. . He often works with members of jazz scene, such as Aaron Goldberg, Jerry Bergonzi, Seamus Blake, Tony Lakatos, Bob Mintzer, Danny Grissett, Vincent Herring, Rick Margitza, Wayne Escoffery, Benito Gonzalez, Miroslav Vitous, Peter Erskine, Essiet Okon Essiet, Piotr Wylezol, Kalman Oláh, Gábor Bolla and many others.
„Lukas Oravec is a wonderful young trumpet player who plays and writes with lots of fire and creativity. His music has a distinctive sound as does his playing. He and the musicians Lukas surrounds himself with are a force to be reckoned with. I think you will enjoy this wonderful music as well as hearing the band play live“
Bob Mintzer