Our Cd got quite some reviews and despite of the summer vacation already. Also it got airplay and radio specials already in the UK, Germany, Belgium, France and The Netherlands. Here a little overview:

 

Listed as Recommended New Release at NYC Jazz Records Magazine August 2023.
The New York City Jazz Record has been nominated “Best Jazz Publication” for 17 years! (2006, 2007, 2009-2023) alongside Down Beat and JazzTimes. “Simply the hippest journal about jazz in New York that has ever been published” says saxophonist Joe Lovano.

CultureJazz (France)
“This is a musician who makes no compromises.”
“Music that’s conducive to rambling, with a rhythmic tendency towards the obsessive, hard-hitting climaxes and zones of appeasement to great effect.”

Jazz Portugal (Portugal)
“Mark Lotz’s return to more avowed jazz, is a vibrant, energetic record that sets alarm bells ringing.” 

Jazzhalo (Germany)
“Instead, Lotz and his trio colleagues, {cut} show where the musical journey can lead even without drugs of consciousness. And that is very convincing.”

JazzAndMo (Belgium)
“Fascinating compositions and improvisations. This is not just a tight trio. It is a true symbiosis. Brilliant!”

Moorsmagazine (The Netherlands)
“A magnificent musical trip.”

Soundtrack Of My Life (USA)
“This album is a breath of fresh air, a great fun to listen to and a mind expanding musical experience”.

Salt Peanuts (Norway)
“This new trio sounds like a tight unit that has established its organic, immediate and urgent dynamics.”

 

Sunday August 27th sees the finale of our VOLfest series. A worldmusic festival around the legendary Vollenhoveflats, Zeist. Grab a drink, something to eat and join the crowd and listen to great music from Sudan, India, Cuba. If you want to reserve a seat or/and want to make a not obligatory but very necessary donation go here.

 

 

Yves Dorison has published a gorgeous review on our new album ‘Turn On, Tune In, Drop, Out!” by the Mark Lotz Trio at the French Culture Jazz.

https://www.culturejazz.fr/spip.php?article401

Quatre façons de voir le jazz – CultureJazz.fr

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English Translation:

This album is placed under the auspices of LSD guru Timothy Leary, and in particular the eight circuits of consciousness he theorized. In fact, the album’s title is his famous motto. So it’s likely that if Mark Alban Lotz had been twenty years old in the seventies, he’d have been playing with Sweet Smoke, a band of kings of firecrackers and other substances that make you laugh and smile in search of a better world, self-knowledge and all that, and a few others of the same ilk. That said, this is a musician who makes no compromises, which in spite of himself ensures a certain confidentiality. Accompanied by a Canadian based in New York and a Dutchman, he gives us the chance to listen to some rambling music, with a rhythmic tendency towards the obsessive, hard-hitting climaxes and zones of appeasement to great effect. It’s quite lyrical on the whole, and the interplay is relentlessly consistent and rich. These three are formidable musicians, and their recording is a treat for the listener. Treat yourself! They deserve it.