Pianist Lucas Dann was born in Toronto, Canada in 1997. After moving to Europe in 2015 he received a Bachelors degree from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam as well as a European Union Jazz Masters degree split between Københavns Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium, Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. His most recent performances have been a series of completely improvised solo piano concerts. In the European avant garde community, current collaborators of Dann’s include cellist Anssi Karttunen, pianist Harmen Fraanje, drummer Kresten Osgood and artist Goodiepal. Dann's discography ranges from the music of Thelonious Monk, original composition, to free music with a new live recording released in July of 2022 on Elastic Records entitled “solo”.
Brad Mehldau describes him as "a mix of Monk, Chopin, and Dann".