About Mark Alban Lotz

flutist, improvisor, composer

Mark's appetite for musical adventures takes him all over the globe. Here ears are wide open. Creates an inventive and surprising vision on flute. Broadly informed, original, with a refined technique, matched with a fluid virtuoso form of performance. Worked with a huge cast of artists over the last two decades, a reference as to what new grounds jazz music is heading now. As soloist featured on more than 30 CD releases.

With his ‘Lotz Of Music’ he builds an bridge between jazz with contemporary music. Other ensembles often cross borders with other music cultures of the world.

Worked and recorded with a.o. Chris Potter, David Tronzo, Zuco 103, Miguel “Anga” Diaz, Anatol Stefanet, members of the Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba, Yoruba Anabo, Najma Akthar, Eddy Martinez, Petar Ralchev, Wolter Wierbos, Kamil Erdem, Michael Moore, Luc Houtkamp, Jason Robinson, David Haney, Ernst Reisegger, Han Bennik, Theo Lovendie, Michiel Borstlap, Mathew Ostrowski, Islak Köpek, Mary Oliver, Johannes Bauer, Tony Buck, Korhan Erel, Umut Caglar, etc.

Mark Alban Lotz joined the JazzTimes community on Oct 15, 2012