Hans Luchs is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader based in New York City. He has performed in settings from small jazz clubs to large outdoor festivals and concert halls, and has toured with eight-time Grammy winner Pepe Aguilar. He has also performed with Motown legend Martha Reeves, "Daughter of the Blues" Shirley King, and many celebrated jazz artists from New York and around the world.

Luchs got his start in Chicago, where his first steady gig was Sundays at the Velvet Lounge with drummer Isaiah Spencer's band. He went on to play the Auditorium Theatre, The Green Mill, Buddy Guy's Legends, and The Jazz Showcase, and weeks before moving to New York in 2017, he played the Chicago Jazz Festival with Gustavo Cortiñas.

In New York he has played Citi Field, the BRIC festival at the Lena Horne Bandshell, Smalls, Mezzrow, Minton's Playhouse, Ornithology, and The Django. Internationally, he has performed at Ronnie Scott's in London, 38Riv in Paris, the Madrid International Jazz Festival, Jamboree in Barcelona, The Rex in Toronto, and venues in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Istanbul, and Mexico City.

Luchs has recorded as a leader and a sideman, including projects produced by NPR and Apple Music. He has released three albums as a leader: Time Never Pauses (OA2 Records, 2015), Until Next Time (2018), and The Spell Is Broken (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2025), which reached #80 on the JazzWeek charts. His fourth album, Homage, is out January 15, 2027, on Fresh Sound New Talent. DownBeat's Scott Yanow called his compositions "notable for their original and often-stimulating chord changes."

Also an active educator, Luchs has taught for 20 years, including six on the faculty of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, and now teaches privately in New York City and online. He holds a master's in jazz performance from DePaul University and a bachelor's in music performance from the University of Illinois Chicago.