Mark Lotz Trio
contemporary jazz
A trio fronted with an fascinating horn. Free flight combined with creative interaction in a tight performance.
CD release April 26st, 2019 by Audio- Cave records.
The Mark Lotz Trio performs a new project: “Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out” with two youngsters on the Dutch scene: Jamie Peet and Zack Lober hailing from NYC. Both two highly versatile musicians, blindly matching with the improvisations and compositions of Lotz.
Won twice (!) in the BEST OF 2019 at the New York Jazz City Records Magazine and was featured twice (!) as ‘New Recommended Release‘ at New York Jazz Record Magazine (july/august).
All About Jazz (USA)
“Mark Alban Lotz is bringing sexy back into jazz.”
UKVibe (Great Britain)
“This is the spirit of jazz in its truest form.”
Polish Jazzblog Spot (Poland)
“Stellar example of musical chemistry and the essence of the sound.”
Walkers (Japan)
“Comes roaring powerfully.”
Jazz Da Gama (Canada)
“This is an album to die for.”
Flute Journal (UK)
“Pure genius.”
Mark Alban Lotz
piccolo, concert-, alto-, bass-, pvc contra bass flutes, fx
Soloist, composer, producer in jazz and contemporary music often crossing borders with other cultures. Collaborations spans an arc with film, theater, performance art, visual arts and dance.
Worked with many unknown and many famous but equally gifted unique voices in music all around the globe. Subject of international publications, prize-winner, nominated for the Edison and Beyond Magazine prize.
Professor for flute at the Utrecht and Rotterdam Conservatories.
Zack Lober
bass, fx
A native of Montreal, Canada, via NYC and Boston, Zack Lober is a bassist, composer, DJ, and music producer now based in The Netherlands. Zack leads his own group called "The Ancestry Project", a performance piece featuring music and video that also incorporates his musical explorations with turntables. He has performed in groups led by artists including David Binney, Henry Threadgill, Butch Morris, Frank London, John Escreet, Greg Ward, Jamie Baum, Lars Dietrich and Chet Doxas and has also performed throughout Europe, India, Mexico, Canada, and the United States in bands led by Ingrid Jensen, Christine Jensen, Benoit Charest, Christophe Schweizer, as well as with "The Story".
Jamie Peet
drums
Jamie Peet (29) is one of the most in-demand drummers in the (inter-)national jazz scene.Currently playing with keyboardist Niels Broos, Tony Roe; Tinmen &the Telephone. Ben van Gelder.
And performs with a.o. Ramon Valle, Dominc J. Marshall, Lars Dietrich, and more. Jamie has spurred the likes of many greats, including Gregory Porter and pianist Kris Bowers, with whom Jamie has both toured with.
Grzegorz Piasecki (in Poland)
acoustic bass
Scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland in the field of music for outstanding achievements in 2013. Winner of awards at prestigious Polish and international jazz festivals (including Jazz nad Odrą, Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa, Jazz Juniors, Jazz Contest Azoty Tarnów, WARTO prize of Gazeta Wyborcza) Works with a.o.: Piotr Wojtasik, Leszek Możdżer, Marc Bernstein, Mack Goldsbury, Rogier Teldermann, Artur Tuźnik, Piotr Damasiewicz, Tomasz Wendt, Marek Kądziela, Magdalena Zawartko.
Wojciech Buliński (in Poland)
drums
Collaborated with: Piotr Wojtasik, Grzegorz Nagórski, Dante Luciani, Mack Goldsbury, Reggie Moore, Francesco Angiuli, Titilayo Adedokun, Maciej Fortuna, Katarzyna Groniec, Kasia Kowalska, Mikromusic, Leski, Jamal and many others. Winner of many awards at Jazz competitions, including: Getxo Jazz Festival (Spain), Jazz Juniors in Krakow, Krokus Jazz Festival in Jelenia Góra, Tarnów Jazz Contest, Fryderyk 2016 award.
