Luca's professional training started in 1988. In 1995 he completed a Jazz master diploma (guitar, harmony and arranging.) with Filippo Dacco' at the C.D.M. in Milan. He studied theory and sight reading with Giovanni Verga at the "conservatorio" G.VERDI in Milan; guitar with Danilo Comerio, Luciano Zadro, Giuseppe Continenza. Soon afterwards he perfectioned his technique at the European Musicians Institute and through private lessons and workshops with Frank Gambale, Scott Henderson, Joe Dorio, Bireli Lagrene, Vic Juris and Charlie Banacos. During his career, Luca has worked abroad in a number of occasions. He appeared on several channels of the italian TV: RAI2, RAI3 and other private channels. Luca played and collaborated with a number of musicians and songwriters: Filippo Rodolfi, Gianni Cazzola, Markelian Kapedani, Danilo Comerio, Nicola Zernone, Antonio Biallo, Luciano Buscema, Marcello Testa, Antonello Monni, Claudio Guida, Nicola Stranieri, Marco Cravero, Fabio Scalco, Rodolfo Guerra, Zack Ferguson, Anima Groove, Memo Remigi, Ronnie Jones, Marcello Mammarella, Donato Scolese, Fabio Buonarota, Luca Cacucciolo, Walter Calafiore, Carmelo Venuto, Luigi Ranghino, Claudio Saveriano, Marco Caputo, Claudio Guadrini, Marcello Colò, Beatrice Baccarina, Ilaria Colombo, Emanuela Boggio, Beppe Cacciola, Pino Ettorre, Valeria Del Prete. Together with Roberto Bettin and Pieralberto Pizzolotto, Luca produced and arranged the cd "La Casa sul fiume". He also organized the performance of Giuseppe Continenza and Bireli Lagrene at the "Festival chitarristico Bustese". In the first months of 2003 Luca composed and recorded the theme for the first edition of BAFF (Film Festival). He was one of the organizers of the first event of the series "Eventi in Jazz 2006" (Luca Urso Jazz Quintet), appearing in the same list as Mike Stern, Benny Golson, Kenny Barron, Dado Moroni. Luca currently juggles between his live performances (Duo Manouche, Luca Urso Trio, L.A.N. TRIO, Luca Urso Jazz Quintet), and his teaching activity, as well as working as a freelance guitarist and arranger in a number of recording studios.
