Luca Curcio is an Italian-born bassist, composer, and producer based between Berlin and Copenhagen. His work explores the intersection of improvisation, rhythm, and studio production, merging groove, sampling, and collective interplay into a distinctive and contemporary musical language. Rooted in jazz traditions yet strongly influenced by beat culture and experimental approaches, Curcio’s music combines physical, body-moving energy with detailed sonic exploration.

Originally from northern Italy, Curcio began his musical path in a local community band, first playing trumpet before turning to drums, then electric bass, and eventually double bass. Early influences from dub, hip hop, jungle, and drum’n’bass helped shape his rhythmic sensibility—elements that continue to inform his work today.

Luca studied at the Conservatorio G. Verdi in Torino under Furio Di Castri and participated in workshops with artists such as William Parker and Ben Allison. A summer composition program at the Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium (RMC) in Copenhagen led him to relocate to Denmark, where he later completed a master’s degree and became active on the European jazz and improvised music scene. His artistic development has been deeply shaped by mentorship with Petter Eldh and by his involvement in Berlin’s experimental music community, where he relocated in 2022.

Curcio has been active on the European scene for many years and has collaborated with artists such as Kit Downes, Malcolm Braff, Otis Sandsjö, Jon Balke, Lukas König, Igor Osypov, Sera Kalo, João Barradas, Kresten Osgood, and Torben Snekkestad, performing at festivals and clubs across Europe. He is also involved in international projects including ENTER the sQUIGG by Mané Fernandes (Portugal), HYPEROZ led by Igor Osypov (Berlin), and Greenwoman with Malcolm Braff, Claire Huguenin, and Lukas König (based in Switzerland).

A central element of Luca’s artistic practice is circular sampling—a compositional approach that integrates recording, digital transformation, and recomposition into a continuous creative cycle. This iterative process informs both his writing and collaborative work, blurring the boundaries between improviser, composer, and producer.

His current projects include La BOMBA, his debut as a bandleader released in October 2025 on Alfred Vogel’s Boomslang Records; The B.I.A.S. (The Bass Is A Spaceship), a solo project pushing the sonic and rhythmic limits of the electric bass; and a new trio with Lukas Akintaya and Otis Sandsjö, debuting in 2026.