Early exposure to jazz through educational programs (b.1979 SF, CA) allowed Luke to participate in the Monterey Jazz Festival, and the Grammy in the Schools programs as part of the San Francisco Jazz Festival.
In the years following those early days Luke has secured his reputation as a first call Jazz guitar player in the thriving San Francisco Bay Area music scene (performing at The SF Jazz Center, Bach Dancing and Dynamite, La Peña Cultural Center, Black Cat Supper Club, Mr. Tipples, Cafe Du Nord, Jupiter, and many other venues).

Alongside performing in Bay Area bars and clubs Luke has also provided music for well known clients at prestigious event venues— here are a few notable past clients: Carnegie Mellon University, Waymo, The SF Olympic Club, Bohemian Club, SFCDMA, DeLoitte, UCSF/Marc Benioff, General Electric, Netflix.

Alongside pursuing his ambitions of live performance he’s also explored other professional duties in the field of music working as a professional sheet music transcriptionist and also as a commercial music composer (Wall Street Journal, AmFar Foundation, and the NFL).