Everyone at GT was saddened to hear of the recent tragic and unexpected passing of Sylvain Luc, virtuoso jazz guitarist, legendary figure in France and acclaimed international performer. Sylvain was a sensational musician, equally at home on electric, nylon or steel-string acoustic guitar, in full band context with the amazing Trio Sud, as a duo with gypsy genius Biréli Lagrène, or in a completely solo setting. Luc’s playing was exhilarating, intelligent, beautiful, with stunning improvisational flair, plus a remarkable touch and tone.
Born and raised in Bayonne in the Basque country and the product of a musical family, Sylvain studied guitar along with cello, violin and mandolin at the Academy de Bayonne. Something of a child prodigy, he recorded a pair of albums with his brothers before even reaching his
