Lukas Gabric

Lukas Gabric (born 1987) is an Austrian tenor saxophonist, composer, musicologist and author.

Early life and education

Gabric holds a PhD in musicology from City University of New York.

Professional career

In 2013, Gabric was among the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition's semifinalists.

Since 2018, he has been hosting the Carinthian International Jazz Award, which has drawn competitors from 40 nations.

In 2024, Gabric released Moving On.

Lukas Gabric is an associate professor at the Xinghai Conservatory of Music in Guangzhou, China, and a Henri SELMER Paris and D'Addario Woodwinds artist.

Selected works

As an author

• 100 Diminished Scale Licks and Patterns: For All Instruments (2020)
• Diminished Scale Catalog: For the Modern Improviser (2020)
• Jazz Course for All Instruments: 5 Simple Strategies for Developing Jazz Language and Fluency (2021)
• Navigating Changes: Strategies for Simplifying Chord Progressions in Jazz (2021)
• Sixty Whole Tone Scale Phrases (2021)
• Lukas Gabric Labor of Love Saxophone Solo Transcriptions: For B-Flat Instruments (2022)
• Finger Fitness for Saxophonists: Developing a Strong Fourth Finger (2024)

As an editor

• Better Ears in 30 Days: A Daily Aural Skills Practice Guide for All Musicians (2023)
• Artistic Practice as Research in Jazz: Position, Theories, Methods (2020)

Awards

Source:

• Herb Alpert Composer’s Award by the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) for his composition “Fire Dance.” (2016)
• Cultural Distinction Award and Bruno Gironcoli Award from his hometown, Villach, facilitating the production of his album "Labor of Love," (2018)
• Extraordinary Dedication and Achievement in Teaching Distinction” by the American Protégé International Competition at Carnegie Hall in (2019)
• “Recognition for the Contribution to the Excellence in Music Pedagogy” from the Music and Starts International Competition in (2021)