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Mark Lotz: Freshta

Read "Freshta" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Il sessantenne poliflautista e compositore tedesco Mark Lotz dedica questo suo nuovo lavoro all'attivista per i diritti delle donne Freshta Kohistani, uccisa a ventinove anni da un commando armato nella provincia di Kapsia in Afghanistan, dove viveva, poco più di tre anni or sono, nel dicembre 2020 (del resto ognuno degli undici brani presenti nel cd ha una sua dedica). Già da questa prima annotazione si comprenderà come l'aspetto architettonico-compositivo debba avere una rilevanza particolare nell'opera, ciò che un sestetto ...

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Mark Lotz: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out!

Read "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out!" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


There's a curious sense of humor rampant throughout flautist Mark Lotz's 2023 trio outing Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out!. And why shouldn't there be? Given the nature of Lotz's inspiration--acid folk-hero Timothy Leary's era defining treatise by the same title--the music should be that and a whole lot more. And it is! Lotz, a three decade veteran of the hotbed Dutch jazz scene who has recorded/gigged with Chris Potter, Don Byron and a host of ...

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Mark Alban Lotz: The Wroclaw Sessions

Read "The Wroclaw Sessions" reviewed by Don Phipps


Mark Alban Lotz has infused his album The Wroclaw Sessions with a collection of standards, classics and four originals (three of which he co-wrote) that explore a wide range of musical styles. Aided by bassist Grzegorz Piasecki and drummer Wojciech Buliński, Lotz easily makes transitions over a diverse musical terrain, which includes numbers such as Sam Rivers' “Euterpe" and Victor Young's “Song for Delilah" (from the soundtrack for the 1949 movie Samson and Delilah). Lotz's gift lies in ...

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Mark Alban Lotz: The Wroclaw Sessions

Read "The Wroclaw Sessions" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Mark Alban Lotz is bringing sexy back into jazz with his trio recording The Wroclaw Sessions. The German born / Dutch resident draws from not only jazz but folk and classical influences for these nine tracks, four of which are originals. It's sexy because the music conveys a certain charisma or musical pheromone fashioned to affect behavior as it is released into the aural airwaves. Opening with Sam Rivers “Euterpe" from the 1967 recording Contours (Blue Note), Lotz ...

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Lotz Of Music: Live At JazzCase

Read "Live At JazzCase" reviewed by Troy Dostert


With an upbringing that involved living in Thailand, Germany and Uganda, it was perhaps inevitable that flautist Mark Alban Lotz would take a global approach to his craft as a musician. His substantial recorded output (over a dozen releases to his name, to date) bears ample witness to his restless quest for new forms of expression, while always remaining at least tangentially rooted in the jazz tradition. On his latest release, a live recording from JazzCase in Dommelhof, Belgium, Lotz ...

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Mark Lotz and Alan Purves: Food Foragers

Read "Food Foragers" reviewed by Don Phipps


Somewhere there is a dense green forest. One can barely see through the foliage. Inside this forest is a meadow. There stands Mark Alban Lotz, surrounded by flutes of various sizes and shapes. Next to him is Alan Purves, encircled by an array of bizarre and ancient percussion instruments. Together, these two artists are creating odes to forests, jungles, and deserts, the subconscious mind, peaceful meditations, and odd and humorous tales--music that hearkens back to ancient rituals, dreams, and time ...

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Mark Alban Lotz: Solo Flutes

Read "Solo Flutes" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


The eclectic, even eccentric musical tastes of German, Netherlands- based flute master Mark Alban Lotz may be attributed to his personal history. He grew up in Thailand, Germany, and Uganda, while studying jazz, contemporary music, and Indian bansuri flute playing in Amsterdam, New York, and jny: Los Angeles. This globe-trotting biography is reflected in his flute solo performances of contemporary composed music and associative improvisations, all recorded in one go with no overdubs or sound processing. ...


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