Luciana García Ensemble

Luciana García Ensemble at Caisa // Helsinki | Facebook 15 / 7 € Luciana García Ensemble brings together queer musicians from diverse cultural and national backgrounds to explore sound as a space of identity, resistance, and collective imagination. Through jazz, free improvisation, global influences, and stream-of-consciousness performance, this ensemble creates musical narratives that challenge conventions and celebrate multiplicity. The compositions created by Luciana García draw from research in queer theory and lived queer experiences, aiming to promote equity, amplify LGBTQIA+ visibility, and foster a sense of community through music. García’s project explores how music and art can continue to expand their possibilities and dismantle all preconceived notions of what should be. Luciana García (CH) – piano, composition Devina Boughton (USA/FI) – trumpet Ami Kajan (FI) – bass Vilho Louhivuori (FI) – drums Agnieszka Placzek (PO) – saxophone Alisa Khodos (USA) – violin Luciana García is a pianist, visionary composer, improviser and PhD student originally from Santiago de Chile, who now lives in Helsinki. They are known for their unique way of blending modern jazz and Latin American influences in their musical language. Through their music, García channels their passion for social justice, using it as a means to inspire change and strengthen communal bonds. In all of their projects and performances, García weaves together profound cultural narratives that reflect their commitment to equality and their drive for change.