Lisa Hoppe (*1988 in Rotenburg (Wümme)) is a German jazz musician (double bass, also electric bass, composition). Hoppe attended the Ratsgymnasium in her hometown, where she was part of the orchestra and big band. She also played in the band Gemeinschaftspraxis. She began studying jazz double bass at the University of the Arts Bremen and continued her studies in Bern from 2012, earning her bachelor’s degree in 2013 and her master’s degree in 2015. She remained active in Bern before exploring the New York City music scene in 2017. Today, she is based in Berlin. Since 2014, Hoppe has been a member of the chamber music trio Esche, alongside Luzius and Laura Schuler, releasing three albums together. In 2018, she founded her own band, Third Reality, with saxophonist David Leon and guitarist Tal Yahalom. Their debut album, The Mighty Unlikely, released on JazzHausMusik, received positive reviews. This was followed by the EPs The Lightness of Change (2020) and Dinner with Abstract Poetry (2022). In a different lineup, she also released the EPs Will This Computer Ever Sing to Me Like My Mother? and 4 Songs About Healing. Hoppe has performed at renowned festivals, including XJAZZ, the Aarhus Jazz Festival, Cully Jazz Festival, and Schaffhauser Jazz Festival. She has collaborated with numerous musicians, such as Rich Perry, Tyshawn Sorey, Ben Monder, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Dmitri Tymoczko, Jessica Pavone, Samantha Boshnack, Devin Gray, Louna Dekker Vargas, Nick Dunston, Philipp Gropper, Bernhard Bamert, Daniel Weber, Emanuele Maniscalco, Philipp Schlotter, Fred Bürki, and Marena Whitcher. Hoppe has also contributed to albums by Das Seltene Orchester, Janetts Jazzmusik-Baukasten, Marc Jufer Trio, Niculin Janett Quartet, Of Dwarfs and Other Creatures, Webers Hebel, and Zéphyr Combo. In 2015, she was a finalist for the ZKB Jazz Prize with the trio Me&Mobi. Her unconventionally arranged quintet Ysop, featuring vocalist Gaya Feldheim Schorr, violinist Laura Schuler, trombonist Julia Rüffert, and pianist Danielle Friedman, was awarded the BeJazz TransNational Prize in 2022.