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Mike Lorenz, guitarist/composer/educator, hails from Bethlehem, PA. For over a decade, Mike has kept a busy schedule as a freelancing performer and educator, leading his trio/quartet in performances up and down the Northeast Corridor on many festivals and club stages. Hailed as "an artist with a relentless and finely focused vision," Lorenz has released many recordings including various projects with a variety of groups. His most recent release, I’m Not There, was released in June 2026. Recent collaborations include releases by Chicago-based saxophonist Michael Hudson-Casanova's group HeyMan and releases by Philadelphia bassist Nicholas Krolak.

Album

I'm Not There

By Mike Lorenz

Label: Each And Only
Released: 2026
Track listing: Where Do You Go?; We Used To Talk All the Time; Never Seen; One Can Hope; I Don't Have Time To Love You; Close the Book; Aimless; Not the Same; Renovated Heart; Beta

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Heyman 2

By Michael Hudson-Casanova

Label: Each And Only
Released: 2026
Track listing: Ladybug; Cup of Cheer; Wait, Don't Tell Me; Oceans Apart; Equilibrium; Melding; Narrative; Country is Shortage.

Article: Album Review

Mike Lorenz: I'm Not There

Read "I'm Not There" reviewed by Andrew Hunter

by Andrew Hunter
August 25, 2026

Following a period of change, upheaval and reflection in his personal life, Mike Lorenz says that this record demonstrates a new approach for him, reflecting both his roots in jazz and the fact that he has been listening to a lot of songwriters; writers such as Jeff Tweedy and Elliott Smith. The opening track ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases From Carla Bley, Mike Lorenz, Pedro Molina & More

by Bob Osborne
June 4, 2026

This selection explores the vast spectrum of jazz, journeying from the archival brilliance of Carla Bley's 1984 Hamburg performance to the contemporary avant-garde dialogues of Satoko Fujii and Myra Melford. The tracklist balances intricate ensemble work, such as the Greenhouse Ensemble's modern textures, with the raw, improvisational energy of Joe McPhee and Miles Davis's experimental fusion. ...

Album

Heyman

By Michael Hudson-Casanova

Label: Each And Only
Released: 2024
Track listing: 1. Better To Have Lost 2. Minutes and Moments 3. Walk 4. Convenience 5. No Self 6. Kalimba 7. Heyman 8. Etude From Another Time 9. B+C 10. Subconscious-Lee 11. Nightflight

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Love Letter

By Mike Lorenz

Label: Recent Music
Released: 2021
Track listing: Linger; Mirage; To Be Free (interlude); I Just Wasn't Made For These Times; Cold Spell; Easy; Tribute Valley; To Be Free; Goody Bag; Mo(u)rning.

Article: Album Review

The Witherbees: Love Letter

Read "Love Letter" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
August 12, 2021

The Witherbees are a band from Philadelphia that mix folk, country, rock and jazz together into a stew of dreamy music that flows together easily into a distinctive sound. Instrumental tracks like “Mirage," “Cold Spell" and “Tribute Valley" are the most overtly jazzy ones on their album. On these, Mike Lorenz's guitar and Jacqui ...