The HfMT mourns the loss of Prof. em. Lucas Lindholm

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The European jazz scene has lost one of its most influential bassists in Lucas Lindholm. He was a permanent fixture for decades: as a member of the NDR Big Band, as a sought-after musician in international projects and as a professor of jazz double bass at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama (HfMT).

Lindholm was a highly respected instrumentalist, known for his precise playing, characteristic tone and deep musical understanding. He worked with many jazz greats, including Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Kenny Dorham, Toots Thielemans, Herb Geller, Albert Mangelsdorff, Heinz Sauer, Norma Winstone, Peter Herbolzheimer, Chet Baker and Bert Kaempfert. Despite this impressive list, he always remained a reliable ensemble musician whose musical contribution went far beyond his soloist status.

In 1985, Lindholm was appointed professor of double bass and electric bass at the Jazz Institute of the Hamburg University of Music and Drama. There he left his mark on generations of students, who appreciated his professional excellence as much as his approachability, humor and seriousness in dealing with music.

With his death, the jazz world has lost a musician and teacher of great integrity. His mark will remain - in the music he helped to shape and in the people who were able to learn from him.