Luca Simonelli outdoors in Fuerteventura, holding a trumpet and a saxophone

Luca Simonelli

Trumpet & Saxophone · Performer, Bandleader, Producer

Twenty years on stage, trained at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, moving between jazz, live electronic, and Powerfunk with a focus on Brass.

Fluent in six languages. Bookings and collaborations welcome in EN · NL · IT · ES · FR · DE

Welcome. Across four projects, from a live Powerfunk band to a world music duo to a first album under my own name, the trumpet and saxophone stay at the center. Below is where each one lives, and what I can be booked for.

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Luca Simonelli playing trumpet at golden hour
01 · Bands & Projects

Where the Music Lives

A live band, a duo, and two albums on their way out.

Live Band

Circo Simonelli

New album Satisfaction, recording now

A live band built on original music and raw energy. Latino rhythms, Hip-Hop grooves, Jazz improvisation, Pop hooks and Rock power, fused into what we call Powerfunk. You will recognise us by the black and gold: on stage, in the sound, and on the uniforms.

World Music Duo

Virgo & Scorpio

Debut EP Deux Mondes · Touring planned

A duo with German drummer and pianist Jens Düppe. Two different musical universes meeting on the same stage, balancing world music and improvisation with minimalistic virtuosity: the sparsest elements, played with everything behind them. The debut EP was recorded live in two days at TUFA Trier.

Album

Aether

Album coming soon

A live recorded album with Koné on handpan, Davide Garattoni on double bass and me on trumpet. Three players in a room, no grid and no overdubs, keeping whatever the take gives back. The pieces follow the elements: Agua, Aire, Fuego and Tierra, with Renacimiento to close.

Album · Luca Simonelli

Fate

Releasing soon

A singer songwriter album, written, sung and produced under my own name. When it lands, this becomes a full release page with the artwork and links to buy and listen on every platform.

02 · What Can I Do For You

Two Ways to Book Me

On a stage, or in the studio.

I.

Live Musician

Trumpet and saxophone, live. Over a DJ set at your wedding or event, or in the horn section of a band that needs a professional who walks in ready and performs.

I freelance as a live musician →
II.

Studio Producer

Producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist in the studio. For the record that needs finishing, the horns that have to fit, and the sound that has to match the story.

I freelance as a studio producer →