Luke Carlos O’Reilly -piano
Josh Evans -trumpet
Chris McBride -alto saxophone
Nimrod Elab Speaks -bass
Mark Whitfield Jr. -drums
Luke Carlos O’Reilly is an award winning pianist and organist, currently based out of Philadelphia, PA.
After a Boston upbringing, Luke moved to Philadelphia to attend the Esther Boyer School of Music at Temple University on an academic and music scholarship. It was there where he had the opportunity to tour and record with artists such as Seal, Roy Ayers, Curtis Fuller, Nicholas Payton, Dave Valentin, Billy Paul, Bobby Watson, Slide Hampton, Fred Wesley, Steve Turre, Musiq Soulchild, Bilal, Carol Riddick, K’naan, Wiz Khalifa and many others.
Luke has recorded 3 albums as a leader, the most recent being ‘I Too, Sing America: A Black Man’s Diary’ (Imani Records 2021). He was recently named the Kimmel Center of Philadelphia’s Artist in residency, and started teaching classes there and at the University of the Arts.
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