Kœnig

Lukas Koenig (1988) was born in St.Pölten, Austria, studied Drums at Gustav Mahler Conservatory Vienna, Anton Bruckner University Linz and Swiss Jazz School Bern; works with members of the Vienna Artist Collective “Jazzwerkstatt Wien”, plays in the bands Koenigleopold and Kompost3, plays his soloproject "kœnig" and shared the stage with: Malcolm Braff, Wolfgang Puschnig, Jamaladeen Tacuma, Reggie Washington, Bilderbuch, Guem, Franz Hautzinger, Christian Weber, Christoph Dienz, Ensemble für Neue Musik Zürich, David Murray and many more.
was given the "Hans Koller Preis- New York Scolarship" in 2011
played at: FMX Mexico City, North Sea Jazzfestival, Jazz a Vienne, Skopje Jazzfestival, Fusion Berlin, Eurosonic Norderslaag, 12 Points Dublin, Jazzfestival Saalfelden, Jazzfest Wiesen, Jazzfest Wien, Beijing Ninegates Festival, Bohemia Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival...
recent recordings:
"Lololo Band Version" Sixtus Preiss (Affine Records 2015
“Koenigleopold feat. MC Rhine”(RockIsHell 2015), Koenigleopold feat.MC Rhine
"Softdrink"Bilderbuch (MaschinRecords 2015)
“Ballads for Melancholic Robots” (Laub Records 2015), Kompost3 “Muchogusto” (Laub Records 2014), Muchogusto-Lukas Kranzelbinder ”Bulge Live” (Schagerl, 2013), Don Ellis Tribute Orchestra feat. Thomas Gansch ”Eure Armut kotzt mich an” (JWR, 2013) Koenigleopold
”Nicht aus dem Sinn” (JWR, 2013) Angela Maria Reisinger “Aalfang” (JWR, 2012) Koenigleopold ”Epigenesis” (Laub Recrods, 2012) Kompost3 "Inside" (Enja Records, 2011), Malcolm Braff Trio "Rekompost" (Laub Records, 2011), Kompost3 "SOMETHING FOR THE HEART" (Laub Records, 2011), Schellander,Schiftner,König
"Kompost3" (Laub Records 2010), Kompost3 "Helicopter111" (JWR, 2010),Helicopter111 "Meine Wiener Schule" (Extraplatte 2009)-Heral, Puschnig, Urbanek "Elegant"(Jazzwerkstatt records 2009)- Jazzwerkstatt und Die Strottern