Evi Filippou and Robert Lucaciu shed new light
on the folk, jazz, and classical tradition through
their own compositions, improvisations, and
pieces by contemporary and jazz composers.
The vibraphone & double bass duo’s first album,
Love at Last Sight, can be seen as a musical
autobiography, enhanced by the production
work of Hayden Chisholm.
Representing the forefront of the new generation
of European jazz, Evi Filippou and Robert Lucaciu
formed their duo three years ago, performing their
own compositions, improvisations, and pieces by
contemporary and jazz composers to shed new
light on the folk, jazz, and classical music tradition.
Their first album Love at Last Sight is the musical
autobiography of this collaboration: it summarizes
the history of their workshop, from songs refined
from the very first rehearsals to pieces completed
just a few months before recording. Performing the
roles of rhythm section, bass, melody and harmony
instruments, soloist and accompanist with just two
people, Filippou and Lucaciu do not rely solely on
the vibraphone and double bass, but also sometimes
complement the parts with their singing and various
small percussion instruments. The album features
guest saxophonist Hayden Chisholm, who also
contributed to the album as a music producer.
Filippou, who was born in Greece, and Lucaciu,
who is partly of Romanian descent, currently live
in Germany, where their instrumental skills and
playing style have earned them a place among the
most sought-after musicians on the European scene.
In 2023, the vibraphonist won the German Jazz
Award for Debut Album of the Year with her sextet
inEvitable (of which Lucaciu is also a member).
During her career, she has worked with musicians
such as Elias Stemeseder, Uli Kempendorff,
Angelika Niescier and the Andromeda Megaexpress
Orchestra, and has also participated in contemporary
theater productions. Robert Lucaciu is a member of
several international bands, for instance, he has been
invited to join Thérapie de Couple, a sextet led by
French-German saxophonist Daniel Erdmann,
and Garden of Silences, the European quartet led
by French violinist Clément Janinet – the new album
of these two groups will also be released this year
by BMC Records.