Bio
Luke Gosselin’s place in the music world is a unique one, and he is rapidly finding his own identity and voice within it. A young multi-instrumentalist from Boston, he has the ability to play the guitar so well that you wouldn’t think twice is that’s all he did. Hearing him pick up a saxophone you might forget that he ever played a guitar. If it’s rare to play multiple instruments, it’s rarer still to feel so comfortable on each. Navigating the landscape between these different voices has taken Luke longer than most to find just what it is that’s uniquely his music. The result is a resume that spans multi-genres of American music, performances throughout the world, and a fascinating approach to creativity.
Over the past few years Luke has been spending most of his time touring with his Indie Rock band The Big Lonesome. Together they have averaged 100 shows per year, released two EP length records, and toured throughout the South, Midwest, and Austin for the SBSW Music Festival. Formed with his Brother Chad Gosselin in 2009, Luke has assumed a creative role in forging his own guitar sound while helping to compose the music with his brother. This is some of Luke’s guitar and steel playing at it’s best. His playing is ambient, gritty, and engaging with just the right amount of improvisation interjected into his composed lines. A major part of his identity, The Big Lonesome is rapidly growing and touring throughout the states. Luke’s passion for guitar spreads to other areas as well. A well-versed country guitarist, he is equally at home playing blues, subbing in GB bands, and playing jazz.
On Saxophone Luke has been busy been creating his own approach to Jazz, with an equal passion for early swing and standards as much as for the jazz of today. Currently he is working on creating his own quartet, and compositions. But you also can’t mention Luke’s saxophone playing without Funk, Blues, and R and B. In the Boston area the past few years has seen Luke develop a unique funk style playing with local funk legends Miss Fairchild. Together they have played throughout the New England area, and toured multiple times in the Caribbean’s USVI. With a vast experience playing in Wedding bands, Blues Bands, and Function bands Luke has become a regular sub for many of Boston’s tightest groups. As a section leader Luke has had a hand in the horn sections of Boston’s Will Dailey, The Timberfakes, and Miss Fairchild.
Luke’s talents have also extended into other areas as well. One of the main one’s is as a vocalist and songwriter. Luke routinely sings solo covers, and has a vast array of tunes and solo guitar pieces under his belt. As a songwriter, Luke has recently gotten into trying his own hand at composition. This is a new endeavor and overlaps with some of his other passions including writing poetry and music reviews.
In the past 10 years Luke has been lucky enough to study with some of the finest teachers in the Boston area. During college he studied flute with Jessi Roskinki at UMASS Boston, studied jazz with Peter Janson, and Saxophone with Bill Vint. After college he had stints studying with saxophone maestro’s Arnie Krakowski, and Dino Govoni. Later he would be deeply influenced by lessons with Javon Jackson (Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard) and the one “lucky” lesson he took with saxophone legend George Young. Most recently Luke has been studying with Hal Crook.
Luke is an educator with over 10 years of experience in private lessons, music ensembles, and running a small business. Originally Luke got started teaching at Matt’s Music Center, At Your Door Music in the Weston and Wellesley Communities, and volunteering at East Boston’s Non-Profit Zumix. Currently he teaches on his own in the Boston area, and provides in home music lessons for Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Guitar, Bass, and Lap Steel.
Degrees:
Bachelor of Arts-University of Massachusetts Boston
Current Bands:
THE BIG LONESOME
Studied with:
Hal Crook
Javon Jackson (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers)
Dino Govoni (Assistant Professor, Berklee College of Music)
George Young (Saturday Night Live Band 91-96)