Luke Winslow-King
Hailing from Cadillac Michigan, Luke Winslow-King is a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and composer inspired by New Orleans jazz, delta and country blues, gospel, ragtime, folk, and classical music.
Winslow-King began performing at the age of 14, playing festivals and events all through high school with the 'Luke Winslow-King Blues Band'. He received his diploma in 2001 from Interlochen Arts Academy Majoring in Jazz Guitar.
He came to Louisiana in the fall of '02 at age 19 with Earthwork Music founders Seth Bernard and Daniel Kahn presenting: 'From California to the New York Island' the songs and stories of Woody Guthrie. After only a few days in New Orleans, Winslow-King's car - filled to the brim with a bands worth of instruments - was stolen while parked overnight on Ursulines Street. It was during the two or three weeks that he stuck around trying to recover his vehicle and instruments that he fell in love with the city that he now calls home. He enrolled in the music theory and composition program at the University of New Orleans in the spring of '03 and was awarded an ambassador scholarship to study Czech classical music at St. Charles University in Prague that summer.
Back in New Orleans, Winslow-King learned gospel and jazz standards accompanying John Boutte, bottleneck guitar from blues maestro Roberto Luti (formerly of The Washboard Chaz Blues Trio), and traditional jazz tunes playing with The Loose Marbles Jazz Band. He began paying his dues busking on Royal Street in the day and working regularly at the clubs on Frenchman Street at night.
For the past several years, Winslow-King has been living in New Orleans holding regular gigs on Frenchman street, writing and recording, leading bands, playing solo, working as a side man, and building a fan base in the U.S. and Europe touring with the 'Luke Winslow-King Trio'.
In New York City, He was employed as a music therapist by the Institutes of Applied Human Dynamics in the Bronx, and held a music teacher's position at the La Velle School for the Blind. While in New York, Luke studied composition privately and recorded with Grammy nominated avant-garde composer "Blue" Gene Tyranny, and attended Jack Hardy's legendary songwriter's circle.
Winslow-King has composed original theatre scores for productions of Henry James's "Turn of the Screw" in New Orleans with Cartoon network artist, filmmaker, and composer Cosmo Segurson, as well as a production of Georg Buchner's "Wozzeck" in Central Park, NYC. He has written original film scores for short films, "Pigeon" and "Wanted in Rome," which he also co-stars in as an actor.
For the past several years, Winslow-King has been living in New Orleans holding regular gigs on Frenchman street, writing and recording, leading bands, playing solo, working as a side man, and building a fan base in the U.S. and Europe touring with the 'Luke Winslow-King Trio'. Currently, Luke Winslow-King has recorded two full-length albums and is now working on his third.