Concert reviews:

Reviews on Moldavia Calls

Bach with a Balkan Overdrive. Exciting dialog between Moldavian and Dutch Musicians. (Volkskrant)
Challenge and virtuosity with Moldavia Calls. (Haarlems Dagblad)
Soundcolour of Moldavia Calls is very clear ... . The power of the band lies in the compositions of Stefanet, Palessen and Lotz - an inspiring mix of Balkan rhythm, Keltic inspired melodies, Indian and Cuban motives. (Leids Dagblad)
.... resulted in an adventurous and interesting mix of Balkan folklore and impro-jazz. This melange tasted very good and longs for more! (draaiomjeoren.com)

The favourite of the Odessa public. (Kiev Telegraaf)
Harmony that transcends boundaries. Some 21st-century convivencia was on display ... . A Fula’s Calling’s signature was the visible care they all took of one another, as the vocals segued from Bhattarcharya to Ka and back again, and the delight they took in each other’s performances: a palpable expression of friendship that blurred no boundaries. (Financial Times, London)
The discovery of the 5'th International Ethno-Jazz Festival of Chisnau. (Muzykalnaya Europa, Moskow)
The uncontested highlight of the Music: World Series concerts thus far! (cultuurpodium.nl)
The band's harmonious, soulful melodies captivate and their more upbeat tunes may get you shaking. What's for sure is that their musical blend of jazz with African tunes are in perfect harmony -- as the group itself seemed to be. (Al Masry Al Youm, Cairo)

Violent dialogues in a mean relation play (Karin Veraart, De Volkskrant)
And suddenly you find a masterpiece on the Parade: Pendant La Nuit! Music theater of the highest level. (Pieter Bots, Het Parool)
“Lotz Of Music .... groovy improvisations which propel the play immensely or providing a hip lounge atmosphere ... (Pieter Bots, Het Parool)
Pendant La Nuit is a dramatic, swinging, acid-tongued magic bonbon. (Edo Dijksterhuis, NRC Handelsblad)
Lotz Of Music ... playing finger snipping, head banging djazzz - sublimely executed, especially in the free improvisations - and like the play itself often leaning towards absurdity. (Adwin de Kluyter, Rotterdams Dagblad)
The play and the jazz music by Lotz Of Music turns out to be a remarkably good working combination (Noord Holland Dagblad)
Full of absurd side leaps and mean dialogues with a distinctive role for the Jazz orchestra under Mark Lotz. The playing is remarkably freewheeling, natural and effortless, ... (Mark Roos, Utrechts Nieuwsblad)

A new 'Jack-o'-lantern' Sound Komet on a mystical trip. (Nürnberger Abend Zeiting 6/10/03)

The North Sea Jazz Festival's audience was hypnotized by the sacral athmosphere Lotz Of Music's interpretations of cuban Santeria music materialized. (NRC Handelsblad)
Inspiring evening with deep Afro Cuban Grooves and crazy jazz escapades presented with remarkable integrity (Oye Listen)
A very fine marriage between Africa and Europe. (Rotterdams Dagblad)
Mysterious and increasingly penetrating ostinatos evoke an athmosphere of strange rituals. (Groninger Dagblad)
Freed from the static of the chairs the public absorbed the kinetic energy of 'Lotz of Music' (General Anzeiger)
Mysterious - with penetrating ostinatos and ecstatic content to clear musical structures the works bring together the worlds of difference between Western, African and South American influences (De Gelderlander)

Focus on colours with Lotz Of Music. The Highlight of the SJU Jazz Festival 2005. (Het Parool (A.Kuiyper))
A great whisper concert! The Quartet of Mark Alban Lotz was one of the highlights of the SJU Jazz Fesival 2005. (Frits Lagerwerf, VPRO Gids, April 2005)
Lotz en Freeman impress at the SJU Jazz Festival 2005. ... The band (Lotz Of Music) played an enormous subtle fascinating set. (www.draaiomjeoren.nl (J.Los))
Sounding as free as jazz music is supposed to sound: a million dollar baby! (Rensch en Gouwe)
A sort of improvised ambient: an alternative ballad full of fantasy. (Frank van Herk)
A stimulating and vital mixture of all manners of playing jazz. 'Lotz Of Music' offers creative variety in this all too often dusty, formalistic world of jazz. (Neuburger Rundschau)
Swinging and adventurous music in a boisterous package. (Fuldaer Zeitung)
A first class musical treat! (Lippische Zeitung)
Jazz on flute - with Lotz not soft but heavy (NRC Handelsblad)
The craziest music of the Festival was played by 'Lotz Of Music'. (Jazz Nu)
This is the time of discoveries in Jazz. (Stuttgarter Zeitung)
'Lotz Of Music' is improvisation at it's best! (Bonner Rundschau)
A very original performance - executed with smart elegance. (TAZ Bremen)
“Music without borders - just 'Lotz Of Music' indeed. (Weserkurier)

They juggled with the musical material with a dreamlike security (Schwäbische Post)
Brilliant performance (Schwäbische Post)
Not a boring moment with T(w)o - Do! (Frankenpost)
The mixture of sound colours is overwhelming, as the gift of the musicians to permanentely spout with new ideas. (Brabants Dagblad)
A headstrong couple and top class duo. (Schwaebische Zeitung)
Irrwitziges Jazzfest der kleinen Art. (Freies Wort)

This concert expands the limits of music and art. Concert from another planet. (WAZ)
Ambitious and multi faceted. (Duisburger TAZ)